Kansas Scenic Byway Routes

For more details, visit http://www.ksbyways.org/. Additional websites and/or e-mail next to each byway.

Flint Hills Scenic Byway – 75 miles from exit 313 on I-70 (or Council Grove, KS - 48 miles) south on K-177 to drive thru the heart of the Flint Hills to Cassoday, KS near I-35. http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Flint/flint1.html

Frontier Military Scenic Byway – 168 miles - Fort Leavenworth following US-69, I-435, K-5 and Alternate US-69 south to Baxter Springs, KS. http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Frontier/frontier1.html

Glacial Hills Scenic Byway – 63 miles - White Cloud, KS on K-7 to Leavenworth, KS www.lvarea.com/cvb, http://www.atchisonkansas.net/, http://www.dpcountyks.com/ or http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Glacial/glacial1.html

Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway – 42 miles - Coldwater, KS, take US-160 to Medicine Lodge, KS http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Gypsum/gypsum1.html
(email: rcandd1@ink.org)

Native Stone Scenic Byway – 50 miles - exit 328 on I-70 follow K-99 south to K-4, then east on K-4 to exit 353 on I-70 west of Topeka, KS http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Native/native1.html
(email: wcedc@earthlink.net)

Post Rock Scenic Byway – 18 miles - Lucas, KS south on K-232 to Wilson, KS http://www.lucaskansas.com/, www.skyways.lib.ks.us/Kansas/town/Lucas or http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Post/post1.html

Prairie Trail Scenic Byway - 57 miles - intersection of K-140 and K-141 southwest of Salina, KS, follow K-141 south to K-4 east to Roxbury, KS, south to Canton, KS. http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Prairie/prairie1.html

Smoky Valley Scenic Byway – 60 miles - WaKeeney, Ks (http://www.wakeeney.com/) south on US-283 to Ransom, KS, east on K-4 to Brownell, KS, north on US-147 to Ogallah, KS http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Smoky/smoky1.html
(email: wildflowermary@yahoo.com)

Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway – 76 miles - the intersection of K-4 and US-281 (38 miles south of Russell Kansas/I-70) east to a point just west of Claflin, US, south to K-156, southwest to (route includes K-4, Cr2-30, K-156, RS-980, RS-554, RS-506, and Rs-636)………south to K-19, east thru salt marshes, then south 7 miles, then west to US-281 (nearby town, Hudson, KS). http://www.visitgreatbend.com/ or
http://www.ksbyways.org/Pages/Wetlands/wetlands1.html


Santa Fe Trail – Independence, MO to Cimarron, KS, then southwest for the Cimarron Route to Elkhart, KS or west from Cimarron, KS to Coolidge, KS for the Mountain Route. Visit www.nps.gov/safe for more details.