Loess Hills National Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 223 mi in Iowa. Signed as Loess Hills Scenic Byway.
About the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway
The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway weaves through the rugged landscape of windblown silt deposits along the Missouri River Valley. This unique American treasure possesses natural features found only in one other place in the world: the Yellow River Valley of China. Accordingly, the landscape supports many rare plants and animals.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Natural Landmark Area, National Scenic Byway, Iowa State Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- on the roadStone State Park · State park · 31 sites · reservable
- on the roadRiver's Bend Wildlife Area · City, county or regional park · 10 sites
- 0.6 mi offWaubonsie State Park · State park · 78 sites · reservable
- 0.9 mi offLake Manawa State Park · State park · 42 sites · reservable
- 1.0 mi offSouthwood Conservation Area · City, county or regional park · 25 sites
- 1.3 mi offPreparation Canyon State Park · State park · 10 sites
- 2.5 mi offCottonwood Cove Campground · City, county or regional park · 13 sites
- 2.5 mi offFremont County Conservation R.V. Park/Campground · City, county or regional park · 8 sites
- 3.1 mi offMissouri Valley City Park Campground · City, county or regional park
- 4.6 mi offElk Point City Park Campground · City, county or regional park
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, nearest the road first (this stretch is in several separate pieces); each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.