Scenic byways in North Carolina
Tar Heel Trace
North Carolina Scenic Byway 55 mi in North Carolina.
About the Tar Heel Trace
This byway winds through North Carolina’s Coastal Plain from Wilson to Williamston and takes its name from the pine tar industry that once thrived in this portion of the state. Along the eastern portion of the route near Williamston, notice the numerous sheds and silos that store one of the region’s most dominant crops—peanuts.
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.