Scenic byways in Massachusetts
Old King's Highway (Route 6A)
National Scenic Byway 30 mi in Massachusetts.
About the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)
Old King’s Highway (Route 6A) forms the backbone of America’s largest historic district and is also one of the country’s most scenic corridors. This roadway is a major tourist attraction due to its scenic and historic attributes, as well as its proximity to Cape Cod beaches and recreational attractions. A trip down this roadway takes the traveler through America’s largest historic district and eight National Register districts, and past dozens of National Register buildings, including early Cape Cod houses, sea captains’ homes, and Victorian buildings. In addition to the historic treasures, the natural beauty of the corridor provides a scenic backdrop with bayside marsh views, open vistas, cranberry bogs, and an extensive tree canopy framing sections of the corridor.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 0 · 1.5 mi offScusset Beach State Reservation · State park · 100 sites · reservable
- Mile 0 · 1.6 mi offShawme Crowell State Forest · State park · 234 sites · reservable
- Mile 0 · 5.0 mi offBourne Scenic Park · City, county or regional park · 439 sites · reservable
- Mile 6 · 0.9 mi offSandy Neck ORV Beach Camping · City, county or regional park · reservable
- Mile 6 · 0.9 mi offSandy Neck Tent and Lean-To Camping · City, county or regional park · 6 sites · reservable
- Mile 28 · on the roadNickerson State Park · State park · 365 sites · 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.