Northwest Passage Scenic Byway

All-American Road 203 mi in Idaho.

Find camping along it Drive to one end Byway page on America's Byways

About the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway

The Lewis and Clark Expedition journeyed through north-central Idaho 200 years ago in search of the Northwest Passage. The sparkling rivers, deep canyons, and rugged mountains they encountered are relatively unchanged. Experience the culture, recreation, and scenery in this breathtaking land of the Nez Perce.

Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.

Designations: All-American Road, National Scenic Byway, Idaho State Scenic Byway.

Camping along the byway

on the roadWendover Campground · Forest Service
on the roadJerry Johnson Campground · Forest Service
on the roadMeadow Creek Cabin · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
on the roadBimerick Creek Camp · Forest Service
on the roadWhitehouse Campground · Forest Service
on the roadGlade Creek Campground · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
on the roadApgar Campground · Forest Service
on the roadPink House Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · 20 sites · reservable
on the roadPowell Campground · Forest Service · 35 sites · reservable
on the roadWild Goose Campground · Forest Service
on the roadWilderness Gateway · Forest Service · 71 sites · reservable
on the roadHells Gate State Park · State park · 83 sites · reservable
0.8 mi offWhite Sands Campground · Forest Service
1.3 mi offDam View Camping Area · Army Corps of Engineers · 6 sites · reservable
2.3 mi offCastle Butte Lookout · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
3.2 mi offJohnson Bar Group Site · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
4.6 mi offWalde Lookout Cabin · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable

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.

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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.