Connecticut River Byway

National Scenic Byway The New Hampshire stretch (287 mi) of a 535 mi national scenic byway that also runs through Vermont and Massachusetts.

Find camping along it Drive to one end Byway page on America's Byways

About the Connecticut River Byway

New England's longest, most powerful river tells the story of clashing continental plates and glaciers, of Abenaki living on the land, and of colonial settlement among fields and forests. Experience traditions, vivid history, deeply rooted farming heritage, call of the railroads, natural beauty, and recreation along the Connecticut River Byway.

Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.

Camping along the byway

on the roadWilgus State Park · State park · 22 sites · reservable
on the roadBurnap's Island Campsite · City, county or regional park · 1 sites · reservable
on the roadColumbia Meadows Campsite · City, county or regional park · 1 sites · reservable
on the roadDeer Mountain Campground · State park · 23 sites · reservable
on the roadWilliam Schomburg Memorial Campsite at Lyman Falls · City, county or regional park · 1 sites · reservable
on the roadHoward Island Campsite · City, county or regional park · 2 sites · reservable
on the roadUnderhill Campsite · City, county or regional park · 1 sites · reservable
on the roadMount Ascutney State Park · State park · 48 sites · reservable
1.8 mi offLake Francis State Park · State park · 46 sites · reservable
2.4 mi offMaidstone State Park · State park · 62 sites · reservable
2.9 mi offTrapper John Shelter · Forest Service
3.8 mi offQuechee State Park · State park · 50 sites · reservable
4.2 mi offFort Dummer State Park · State park · 60 sites · reservable
4.3 mi offVelvet Rocks Shelter · Forest Service

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.

The same byway in other states

Connecticut River Byway in Vermont · 210 mi
Connecticut River Byway in Massachusetts · 38 mi

Every byway in New Hampshire Byways by state New Hampshire 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.