City of Rocks Back Country Byway
Idaho Scenic Backway 49 mi in Idaho.
About the City of Rocks Back Country Byway
The City of Rocks Backcountry Byway weaves through the Albion Mountain Range and rural landscapes peppered with towering granite spires. Beginning in Albion on Idaho 77, the byway passes by Pomerelle Mountain Resort and Lake Cleveland Recreation Area as it heads south. Attracting rock climbers, campers and hikers, the City of Rocks National Reserve and the neighboring Castle Rocks State Park feature enchanting geologic wonders.
Idaho Tourism's own description, in its words. Byway page on visitidaho.org.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 5 · 3.9 mi offBennett Springs Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 8 · 4.6 mi offMcClendon Spring Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 29 · 0.6 mi offSmoky Mountain Campground · National Park Service · 38 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · 0.6 mi offCastle Rocks State Park · State park · 43 sites · reservable
- Mile 32 · on the roadCity of Rocks Campground · National Park Service · 67 sites · reservable
- Mile 32 · on the roadCity of Rocks National Reserve · State park · 67 sites · reservable
- Mile 49 · on the roadOakley City RV Park · City, county or regional park · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; 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.