Palouse Scenic Byway
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Stories

  • Palouse Scenic Byway Overview

    Palouse Scenic Byway Overview

    Published on Aug 5, 2005

    A patchwork landscape of greens, browns, and yellows warmly welcomes you to the picturesque Palouse Scenic Byway. The Palouse is well known for its four distinct seasons, but if you ask the old timers about the best time to daytrip through the Palouse, most likely their answer will be "springtime." Regardless of the season, grab your camera and binoculars, don your most comfortable clothes, fill up your gas tank, and prepare yourself for hidden treasures and pleasant surprises. As you wind through this peaceful pastoral route, keep in mind the dramatic and sometimes violent forces of nature that shaped the Palouse Scenic Byway over thousands of years.

Road Trips

  • From Chaos Comes Beauty

    1-Day Trip: From Chaos Comes Beauty
    (Washington)

    The tranquil landscape of the Palouse is the product of some of the most catastrophic events recorded in the geologic record: large-scale lava flows, volcanic eruptions, glacial climates, and floods of unparalleled magnitude. Visitors will enjoy the serenity of the resulting...

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Places

See a list of all the Places to Visit along Palouse Scenic Byway (14)