McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 85 mi in Oregon.
About the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway
Experience dramatic views of the snowcapped High Cascade Peaks. The panorama of lava fields and six Cascade peaks is made more striking by the contrast between the black lava and white snow. The mountains are mirrored in crystal-clear lakes, and the byway passes beautiful waterfalls, including Sahalie and Koosah Falls.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Oregon State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 0 · 0.8 mi offMcKenzie River Trailhead at Paradise Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 0 · 1.1 mi offParadise in Oregon · Forest Service · 62 sites · reservable
- Mile 0 · 4.1 mi offHorse Creek Group Campground · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 1 · on the roadLimberlost Campground · Forest Service · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 10 · on the roadAlder Springs Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 10 · on the roadAlder Springs · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 16 · 0.6 mi offScott Lake · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 22 · on the roadLava Camp Lake Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 32 · on the roadCold Springs Campground (Or) · Forest Service · 23 sites · reservable
- Mile 36 · 1.0 mi offCreekside Campground · City, county or regional park
- Mile 43 · 1.0 mi offIndian Ford Campground · Forest Service · 13 sites · reservable
- Mile 49 · 4.0 mi offRiverside Campground (Deschutes National Forest, OR) · Forest Service · 16 sites · reservable
- Mile 49 · 4.3 mi offCamp Sherman Campground · Forest Service · 15 sites · reservable
- Mile 49 · 4.7 mi offAllingham Campground · Forest Service · 10 sites · reservable
- Mile 49 · 4.9 mi offSmiling River Campground · Forest Service · 36 sites · reservable
- Mile 49 · 3.9 mi offJack Creek Campground · Forest Service · 19 sites · reservable
- Mile 50 · on the roadSouth Shore · Forest Service · 37 sites · reservable
- Mile 50 · on the roadBlue Bay · Forest Service · 25 sites · reservable
- Mile 51 · 0.8 mi offScout Lake · Forest Service · 10 sites · reservable
- Mile 51 · on the roadLink Creek · Forest Service · 34 sites · reservable
- Mile 57 · 2.9 mi offBig Lake · Forest Service · 56 sites · reservable
- Mile 57 · 3.3 mi offBig Lake West Campground · Forest Service · 12 sites · reservable
- Mile 60 · on the roadLost Lake - Willamette (OR) · Forest Service · 19 sites · reservable
- Mile 63 · 4.2 mi offBig Meadows Horse Camp · Forest Service · 13 sites · reservable
- Mile 63 · 4.2 mi offBig Pool · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 67 · on the roadFish Lake Remount Depot Cabins · Forest Service · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 67 · 3.6 mi offLost Prairie Group Site · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · on the roadClear Lake Resort · City, county or regional park
- Mile 69 · on the roadCold Water Cove - Willamette NF (OR) · Forest Service · 41 sites · reservable
- Mile 71 · on the roadIce Cap Campground · Forest Service · 22 sites · reservable
- Mile 73 · 2.1 mi offLakes End Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 76 · on the roadTrail Bridge · Forest Service · 41 sites · reservable
- Mile 77 · on the roadOlallie on McKenzie Highway - Willamette (OR) · Forest Service · 17 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.