Ohio River Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway The Indiana stretch (286 mi) of a 918 mi national scenic byway that also runs through Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky.
About the Ohio River Scenic Byway
This history-rich byway meanders along the banks of the Ohio River, hugging its shoreline and offering almost continuous views of the river. The history of the Ohio is found both in rural landscapes and quaint river communities, covering periods from Native American habitation through western settlement, affecting transportation patterns and industrialization.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 26 · 2.5 mi offBig Bone Lick State Historic Site · State park · 62 sites · reservable
- Mile 53 · 2.2 mi offGeneral Butler State Resort Park · State park · 104 sites · reservable
- Mile 54 · 1.0 mi off2 Rivers Campground · City, county or regional park · 33 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · 1.3 mi offClifty Falls State Park · State park · 161 sites · reservable
- Mile 98 · 0.9 mi offCharlestown State Park · State park · 186 sites · reservable
- Mile 148 · 1.8 mi offO'Bannon Woods State Park · State park · 282 sites · reservable
- Mile 172 · 5.0 mi offTipsaw Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 175 · 1.9 mi offBuzzard Roost Overlook · Forest Service
- Mile 175 · 2.0 mi offBuzzard Roost Campground · Forest Service · 5 sites · reservable
- Mile 192 · 0.8 mi offGerman Ridge Campground · Forest Service · 20 sites · reservable
- Mile 205 · 2.4 mi offVastwood Park Campground · City, county or regional park · reservable
- Mile 256 · 4.1 mi offJohn James Audubon State Park · State park · 83 sites · reservable
- Mile 259 · on the roadBurdette Park Campground & RV Park · City, county or regional park · 33 sites
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.
The same byway in other states
- Ohio River Scenic Byway in Ohio · 273 mi
- Ohio River Scenic Byway in Illinois · 180 mi
- Ohio River Scenic Byway in Kentucky · 179 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.