Grande Tour Route
Driving Directions

Driving the Byway

• Start at the visitors center in downtown La Grande.
• Follow the signs to Birnie Park.
• The tour leaves the park and proceeds south the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Refuge overlook.
• After passing Hot Lake Resort, hook onto route 203 to Union.
• From Union, go south on 237, then east on for 15 miles.
• Loop back to Union via route 203. Route 203 climbs to the Catherine Creek Summit and Sno-Park, then follows the creek down to Union.
• Take route 237 north to Cove.
• From Cove, the Grande Ronde River escorts you along the Wallowa mountains for a while.
• After crossing route 82, go straight, headed south back to La Grande.