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3 unusual facts about Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway


U.S. Route 97

A portion of the highway in California and Oregon is part of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway.

The entire length of the California portion of US 97 is part of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway.

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway

South of Crater Lake, the byway continues down Oregon Route 62, with Mount Scott on the east, to Fort Klamath, whereupon it heads west on Weed Road to Sevenmile Road, then south on West Side Road along the edge of the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge and Upper Klamath Lake.


Shasta–Trinity National Forest

The 500-mile Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway is an auto tour of northern California's volcanos and begins at Lassen Volcanic National Park, then to Mount Shasta and ends at Crater Lake National Park.


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