West Cascades Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 194 mi in Oregon.
About the West Cascades Scenic Byway
This byway offers some of the best up-close views of thundering waterfalls, ancient forests, rushing whitewater, and cool, placid lakes. The drive begins in the historic logging city of Estacada, immersing you in old growth forest. Continue and see snowcapped volcanic peaks and the breathtaking Wild and Scenic Clackamas River.
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 · 2.6 mi offMilo McIver State Park · State park · 56 sites · reservable
- Mile 1 · 3.6 mi offMetzler Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 75 sites · reservable
- Mile 10 · on the roadLazy Bend · Forest Service · 22 sites · reservable
- Mile 11 · on the roadMoore Creek · Forest Service
- Mile 14 · on the roadLockaby · Forest Service · 30 sites · reservable
- Mile 14 · on the roadCarter Bridge Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 15 · on the roadFish Creek (Or) · Forest Service · 24 sites · reservable
- Mile 15 · on the roadArmstrong · Forest Service · 11 sites · reservable
- Mile 17 · on the roadRoaring River · Forest Service · 14 sites · reservable
- Mile 18 · on the roadSunstrip · Forest Service · 8 sites · reservable
- Mile 22 · on the roadIndian Henry · Forest Service · 26 sites · reservable
- Mile 25 · on the roadRipplebrook · Forest Service · 14 sites · reservable
- Mile 25 · 5.0 mi offHideaway Lake Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 25 · on the roadRainbow (Or) · Forest Service · 17 sites · reservable
- Mile 28 · on the roadRiverside (Mt. Hood National Forest, OR) · Forest Service · 16 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · on the roadRiverford Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 29 · 0.7 mi offRaab · Forest Service · 6 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · 4.2 mi offKingfisher · Forest Service · 23 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · 3.2 mi offLittle Fan Creek Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 34 · 3.2 mi offLake Harriet Campground · Forest Service · 8 sites · reservable
- Mile 35 · 4.2 mi offShellrock Creek Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 47 · 4.2 mi offRound Lake Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 49 · 4.5 mi offOlallie Meadow Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 54 · 4.0 mi offLower Lake Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 54 · 4.1 mi offOlallie Lake Guard Station Cabin · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 54 · 4.2 mi offCamp Ten (olallie Lake) Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 54 · 4.4 mi offPeninsula (olallie Lake) Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 54 · 4.7 mi offHorseshoe Lake (olallie) Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 60 · on the roadBreitenbush Campground · Forest Service · 31 sites · reservable
- Mile 61 · on the roadCleator Bend · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 63 · on the roadFox Creek Group Camp · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 64 · 2.1 mi offGold Butte Lookout · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 66 · 4.0 mi offElk Lake (OR) · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 66 · 4.0 mi offElk Lake Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 69 · on the roadHumbug Campground · Forest Service · 23 sites · reservable
- Mile 70 · 0.9 mi offDetroit State Park · Forest Service
- Mile 70 · 1.3 mi offDetroit Lake State Recreation Area · State park · 272 sites · reservable
- Mile 70 · 0.8 mi offPiety Island · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 70 · 2.2 mi offSouthshore at Detroit Lake - Willamette (OR) · Forest Service · 33 sites · reservable
- Mile 70 · 1.4 mi offCove Creek (OR) · Forest Service · 66 sites · reservable
- Mile 72 · on the roadHoover Campground · Forest Service · 40 sites · reservable
- Mile 72 · on the roadSantiam Flats Campground · Forest Service · 34 sites · reservable
- Mile 78 · on the roadWhispering Falls Campground · Forest Service · 18 sites · reservable
- Mile 84 · on the roadRIVERSIDE AT DETROIT (Willamette National Forest, OR) · Forest Service · 39 sites · reservable
- Mile 86 · on the roadMarion Forks Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 97 · 1.0 mi offBig Meadows Horse Camp · Forest Service · 13 sites · reservable
- Mile 97 · 1.0 mi offBig Pool · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 101 · 1.6 mi offLost Lake - Willamette (OR) · Forest Service · 19 sites · reservable
- Mile 106 · on the roadFish Lake Remount Depot Cabins · Forest Service · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 106 · 3.6 mi offLost Prairie Group Site · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 107 · on the roadClear Lake Resort · City, county or regional park
- Mile 108 · on the roadCold Water Cove - Willamette NF (OR) · Forest Service · 41 sites · reservable
- Mile 110 · on the roadIce Cap Campground · Forest Service · 22 sites · reservable
- Mile 113 · 2.1 mi offLakes End Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 115 · on the roadTrail Bridge · Forest Service · 41 sites · reservable
- Mile 117 · on the roadOlallie on McKenzie Highway - Willamette (OR) · Forest Service · 17 sites · reservable
- Mile 123 · 1.0 mi offLimberlost Campground · Forest Service · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 125 · on the roadParadise in Oregon · Forest Service · 62 sites · reservable
- Mile 125 · on the roadMcKenzie River Trailhead at Paradise Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 128 · 1.0 mi offHorse Creek Group Campground · Forest Service · 1 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.