List of New Mexico Scenic and Historic Byways
State designated byways
The following table is a list of scenic byways in New Mexico according to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation:

List of New Mexico Scenic and Historic Byways

Section Title: State designated byways
Table Section Text: The following table is a list of scenic byways in New Mexico according to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation:

Byway	Length	Notes	National Designation	State Designation

Abo Pass Trail	31 miles	A scenic drive through the Salt Missions area along NM 47 and US 60.	July 31, 1998

Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway	84 miles	History of the Wild West.	NSB June 9, 1998	July 31, 1998

Corrales Road Scenic Byway	6.7 miles	Beautiful views and shaded cottonwoods along NM 448	July 31, 1998

El Camino Real National Scenic Byway	276 miles	The former El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, or King's Highway.	NSB June 9, 1998, September 22, 2005 (extended)	July 31, 1998

Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway	84 miles	A loop of scenic North Central New Mexico.	July 31, 1998

Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway	154 miles	A historic route commemorating Chiricahua Apache warrior Geronimo.	NSB September 22, 2005	July 31, 1998

Guadalupe Back Country Byway	30 miles	Provides access to recreational opportunities	BLM September 26, 1994	July 31, 1998

Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway	132 miles	Scenic trip past geologic formations.	NSB June 9, 1998	July 31, 1998

La Frontera Del Llano	94.3 miles	Travel through plains and grasslands areas.	By 2013

Lake Valley Back Country Byway	44 miles	Lake Valley mining town ruins from 1880 accessed via dirt roads.	BLM April 14, 1993	July 31, 1998

Mesalands Scenic Byway	320 miles	Views of mesas and steep rock walls in central New Mexico.	July 31, 1998

Narrow Gauge Scenic Byway	9.9 miles	Scenic, historic drive	July 31, 1998

Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway	14 miles	Santa Clara Pueblo is located on the byway	By 2013

Quebradas Back Country Byway	24 miles	Scenic, rugged back country road east of Socorro.	BLM June 20, 1989	July 31, 1998

Route 66 National Scenic Byway	604 miles	US 66 crosses the state	NSB June 15, 2000	July 31, 1998

Salt Missions Trail Byway	140 miles	Scenic, historic trail	July 31, 1998

Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway	15 miles	Recreational opportunities and mountain scenery along NM 475	NFSB	July 31, 1998

Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway	277 miles	Historic trail of westward expansion.	NSB June 9, 1998	July 31, 1998

Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway	3 miles	Historic byway	By 2013

Sunspot Scenic Byway	14 miles	Views of the Tularosa Basin, Sacramento Mountains, and White Sands National Monument through the Lincoln National Forest, along NM 6563	July 31, 1998

The High Road to Taos Byway	52 miles	Scenic, historic and artistic byway	By 2013

Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway	662 miles	Routes of prehistoric "world-famous" archeological sites.	By 2013

Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway	72 miles	Scenic views of southwestern New Mexico.	NSB September 22, 2005	By 2013

Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway	52 miles	Scenic route between Santa Fe and Albuquerque.	NSB June 15, 2000	July 31, 1998

Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway	13 miles	Byway through Rio Grande canyon area in the high plains of northern New Mexico.	BLM June 20, 1989	July 31, 1998

Sentence(s)

The Trail of the Ancients is a New Mexico Scenic Byway to prehistoric archaeological sites of New Mexico.

final_sentence: The Trail of the Ancients is a New Mexico Scenic Byway to prehistoric archaeological sites of New Mexico.