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Phoenix, Arizona - Scenic Drives

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Scenic drives to consider in the Phoenix area are listed below. Click on any scenic byway or backway listed below for complete information.

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More Info Agua Caliente Scenic Drive
  • Maintained Dirt or Gravel
  • 1-2 hours
  • Roughly 40 miles

A drive on a maintained and mostly dirt road through a natural Sonoran Desert area formed by the Yellow Medicine Hills and the Gila Bend Mountains. The drive offers nice desert vegetation especially in the spring when the ocotillos, brittlebush and palo verdes are in bloom.

More Info Apache Trail Historic Road
  • Phoenix - Mesa
  • Allow about five hours to drive this byway
  • 41.5 miles (66 km)

This historic road covers some of the most rugged terrain in Arizona. The land surrounding the road rises steeply to the north to form the Four Peaks Wilderness Area and to the south to form the Superstition Wilderness Area.The Superstitions have drawn people for thousands of years, and its innermos...

More Info Apache Trail National Scenic Byway
  • Paved and Dirt / Gravel
  • 2 hours
  • 48 miles oneway

Apache Trail National Scenic Byway is a 40 mile drive on Hwy 88 from Apache Junction to Roosevelt Dam. The route is mountainous.

More Info Desert Foothills Scenic Drive
  • Paved
  • 30 minutes - 1 hour
  • 6 miles

This short drive is marked with informative signs about the vegetation and natural features of the area. Views of the surrounding terrain are great.

More Info Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
  • Phoenix - Mesa
  • Allow 2-3 hours to fully enjoy this road.
  • 26 miles (41 km)

The Gila-Pinal Scenic Road was designated a scenic road on June 20, 1986, by the Arizona Department of Transportation. The route travels throughout the Sonoran Desert life zone at the desert floor and moves upward through four biotic communities. Evident in the higher elevated areas of the Pinal and...

More Info Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway
  • 45 minutes
  • 10.5 miles (16 km)

The Harquahala Mountain Byway runs adjacent to the 22,880-acre Harquahala Mountains Wilderness, which lies in Maricopa and La Paz counties. The wilderness is perfect for nature lovers as it is filled with wildlife and has extremely diverse native plants. It even contains a rare species of cactus. Fo...

More Info Harquahala Mountain Summit Road Scenic Drive
  • Rough Dirt or Gravel
  • 2 hours
  • 21 miles roundtrip

The Harquahala Mountain Summit Road is rugged and challenging for those with 4wd vehicles. The summit is the highest point in southwest Arizona with nice 360 degree vistas.

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