Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Wyoming Scenic Byway 46 mi in Wyoming.
About the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Located in northwest Wyoming, this scenic drive begins near Yellowstone National Park’s eastern border and travels southwest through Shoshone National Forest and the Absaroka Mountains. The 47-mile drive boasts prime wildlife viewing and outdoor recreation opportunities to those who stop along the way. Chief Joseph Scenic Byway was named after the chief of the Nez Perce Tribe, as the region was home to this Native American group before they left in an attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry.
Wyoming Office of Tourism's own description, in its words. Scenic byways on travelwyoming.com.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 1 · 4.0 mi offHogan and Luce Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 21 · on the roadDead Indian Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 41 · on the roadHunter Peak · Forest Service · 8 sites · reservable
- Mile 44 · on the roadLake Creek Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 46 · 2.3 mi offCrazy Creek Campground · Forest Service
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.