Lafayette's Tour

North Carolina Scenic Byway 166 mi in North Carolina.

Find camping along it Drive to one end North Carolina Byways on ncdot.gov

About the Lafayette's Tour

This byway takes motorists through several of the communities that French General Marquis de Lafayette, a close confidant to George Washington, visited on his 1825 tour of the United States. Not only does this byway spark the interests of history buffs, but outdoor enthusiasts have several opportunities for enjoyment as well.

North Carolina Department of Transportation's own description, in its words. North Carolina Byways on ncdot.gov.

Camping along the byway

on the roadMerchants Millpond State Park · State park · 53 sites · reservable
0.9 mi offMedoc Mountain State Park · State park · 46 sites · reservable

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.

Every byway in North Carolina Byways by state North Carolina 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.