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Camping Along Historic and Scenic Highways of the US and Canada
In this thread, we will cover the campgrounds that are along the historical highways of the US and Canada. Among those that will be included here will be the old "Route 66" (former US-66), the National Highway, and also the Lincoln Highway. Later in the thread, scenic highways such as the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Beartooth Highway will be included.
The requirements to be included is that the campgrounds must be run by a public entity, such as a city, county, state, or even the national governments. It also is usually within a 20 mile drive of the major highway that is included. It also must either have its own website or be mentioned on more than one trustworthy website. If there is no website for the campground itself, there will be an annotation to "inquire locally". Sometimes that's the way to find an out of the way camping spot that is totally legal -- ask the locals.
Highways found in this thread:
The list below generally tracks east to west, but there are some exceptions
US Highways:
US Highway 6
US Highway 12
US Highway 20
US Highway 40 -- also known as The National Road
The Lincoln Highway -- Parts of this are now US-Highway 50, I-80 and others
US Highway 63
US Highway 66 -- also known Route 66
US Highway 83 (Laredo, Texas to Canadian Border)
US Highway 212 -- Beartooth Scenic Byway
US Regional, State and Scenic Highways:
Amish Country Scenic Byway
The Blue Ridge Parkway
CA State Highway 1 -- California Pacific Coast Highway
Connecticut River Scenic Byway
Great Circle Tour -- Great Lakes: Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan & Superior
Great River Road, MN to LA
Lakes to Locks Passage (Upstate New York)
Lewis and Clark National Trail
Montana's Scenic Loop (MT-83, MT-35, MT-206, US-2, US-89, US-298, and back to MT-83)
Natchez Trace Parkway
Nevada Scenic Loop (I-15, US-93, US-6 and US-50, NV-375)
Ohio River Scenic Byway
Oregon Trail, MO to OR.
Outer Banks Scenic Byway
San Juan Skyway (Colorado)
The Santa Fe Trail (MO to NM)
Selkirk Loop (Washington)
Selma to Montgomery March Byway
Shasta-Trinity Scenic Drive
Utah State Highway 12 -- Panguitch to Torrey
Utah State Highway 95 -- The US Bicentennial Highway
Complete list of Alaskan Scenic Highways found here.
The Inside Passage (Alaska)
Copper River Highway (Alaska)
Elliott Highway (Alaska)
Canadian Scenic Highways:
More detail on the Canadian Highways found here.
Canada's Icefield Parkway (Banff NP to Jasper NP)
The Canol Road
Scenic Cariboo Road (British Columbia)
Sea to Sea Scenic Highway (British Columbia)
Campbell Highway and Klondike Highway
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