Historic Route 66
All-American Road The Illinois stretch (448 mi) of a 1,635 mi all-american road that also runs through New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona.
About the Historic Route 66
The charm, the history, and the atmosphere that make up The Mother Road bring travelers from all over the world to experience America the way it should be experienced - down a stretch of highway where anything goes is literal.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, All-American Road.
Camping along the byway
- on the roadForked Creek Preserve - Ballou Road Access Campsites · City, county or regional park · 2 sites
- on the roadRiverside Park Campgrounds · City, county or regional park · reservable
- 0.7 mi offDes Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area · State park
- 1.1 mi offHammel Woods - DuPage River Access Campsites · City, county or regional park · 6 sites
- 1.8 mi offChannahon State Park · State park
- 2.2 mi offHorseshoe Lake-Madison State Park · State park · reservable
- 2.7 mi offMcKinley Woods - Frederick's Grove Campsites · City, county or regional park · 4 sites
- 3.0 mi offCamp Bullfrog Lake · City, county or regional park · 32 sites
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
- Historic Route 66 in New Mexico · 596 mi
- Historic Route 66 in Oklahoma · 393 mi
- Historic Route 66 in Arizona · 198 mi
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.