Scenic byways in North Carolina
Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
North Carolina Scenic Byway 9 mi in North Carolina.
About the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Located in some of North Carolina’s highest terrain, this byway takes motorists straight through the heart of the Appalachian Mountains and offers stunning views, as well as engineering and environmental wonders. The highway climbs until it reaches Buckner Gap. At nearly 5,000 feet above sea level, this point is the highest elevation on any interstate in North Carolina.
North Carolina Department of Transportation's own description, in its words. North Carolina Byways on ncdot.gov.
Camping along the byway
No public campground this site holds lies within 5 miles of the road.
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.