Scenic byways in New Hampshire
Kancamagus Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 36 mi in New Hampshire.
About the Kancamagus Scenic Byway
The Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes through the heart of the White Mountains while traversing the flank of Mt. Kancamagus, filled with scenic areas and overlooks. Visit the Russell Colbath Historic Site, which offers colonial history, and explore the Forest Discovery Trail, which provides forest ecology experiences in a living classroom.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, New Hampshire State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 0 · 2.3 mi offRussell Pond Campground · Forest Service · 86 sites · reservable
- Mile 0 · 3.4 mi offTripoli Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 4 · 4.1 mi offLiberty Springs Tent Site · Forest Service
- Mile 6 · on the roadHancock Campground (NH) · Forest Service · 56 sites · reservable
- Mile 6 · 2.6 mi offFranconia Brook Campsites · Forest Service
- Mile 8 · on the roadBig Rock · Forest Service · 28 sites · reservable
- Mile 14 · 3.6 mi offOsceola Vista Campground · Forest Service · 16 sites · reservable
- Mile 14 · 3.9 mi offOsceola Vista · Forest Service
- Mile 18 · 3.3 mi offSawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms · Forest Service
- Mile 22 · on the roadRadeke Cabin · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 23 · on the roadRussell-Colbath Barn · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 26 · 2.6 mi offCamp Penacook Shelter · Forest Service
- Mile 29 · on the roadBlackberry Crossing Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 30 · on the roadCovered Bridge · Forest Service · 50 sites · reservable
- Mile 32 · 2.5 mi offWhite Ledge Campground · Forest Service · 29 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.