Scenic byways in North Carolina
Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
North Carolina Scenic Byway 48 mi in North Carolina.
About the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
When traveling this byway, motorists have an opportunity to view some of North Carolina’s most beautiful and remote landscapes. The road rises and winds up into the Pisgah National Forest with views of Table Rock and Hawksbill Mountain, and by the end, Western North Carolina’s past reveals itself with views of historic foothill farms tucked among blooming mountain laurel.
North Carolina Department of Transportation's own description, in its words. North Carolina Byways on ncdot.gov.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 5 · 3.2 mi offBrown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites · Forest Service
- Mile 20 · on the roadLinville Falls Campground · National Park Service · 66 sites · reservable
- Mile 37 · 2.9 mi offLake James State Park - Paddy's Creek Campground · State park · 33 sites · reservable
- Mile 37 · 3.5 mi offLake James State Park - Catawba River Campground · State park · 20 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.