Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
Ohio Scenic Byway 53 mi in Ohio.
About the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
This 54-mile byway follows part of the original route of the Miami and Erie Canal, an important 19th century transportation route from Lake Erie to Cincinnati. The canal operated in the 1840 and 1860 era but was replaced by the railroads.
Visitors can enjoy a canal boat ride at the Johnston Farm \u0026 Indian Agency, formerly known as the Piqua Historical Area, or hike through the many trails and state parks near the byway.
This byway follows State Route 66 and the canal corridor from Johnson Farm at Piqua in Miami County, northward through Minster, New Bremen, St. Mary's and Spencerville, ending in Delphos in Allen County, a distance of 54 miles.
Ohio Department of Transportation's own description, in its words. Byway page on transportation.ohio.gov.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 17 · 0.9 mi offLake Loramie State Park · State park · 170 sites · reservable
- Mile 30 · 2.6 mi offGrand Lake St. Marys State Park · State park · 187 sites · reservable
- Mile 43 · on the roadOld Acadia Park No-Trace Camping · City, county or regional park · 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.