Scenic byways in Illinois

Great River Road

All-American Road The Illinois stretch (476 mi) of a 3,353 mi all-american road that also runs through Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Arkansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri.

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

About the Great River Road

Throughout history, the Mississippi River influenced many lives: the Dakota, Chippewa, and Hopewell cultures; early French voyagers; African-Americans seeking freedom on the Underground Railroad; and many more. Through its charming river towns and metropolitan cities, historic sites and cultural artifacts, today's Great River Road still links resources, people, and history.

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

Camping along the byway

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.

The same byway in other states

Every byway in IllinoisByways by stateIllinois on the camping map

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.