Scenic byways in North Carolina
US 421 Scenic Byway
North Carolina Scenic Byway 8 mi in North Carolina.
About the US 421 Scenic Byway
U.S. 421 Scenic Highway offers sweeping views of valleys, woodlands, mountains and farms between the Blue Ridge Parkway and the South Fork of the New River in Boone. North Carolina’s large Christmas tree industry is prominent along the route. The byway passes near the Deep Gap home of multiple Grammy winner and cultural icon Doc Watson.
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.