---
id: "13545"
name: Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
distance: "39"
duration: 3-4 hours to travel and explore this byway
description: Explore two National Trails, visit  the homeland of Sacajawea and the Lemhi Shoshone, enjoy beautiful scenic vistas and observe the abundant wildlife. You can see how nature and  humans have shaped the landscape, from wildfires and critical habitats.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/documents/idaho/public-room/guidebook/lewis-and-clark-backcountry-byway-and-adventure-road
    name: Bureau of Land Management
websites:
  - url: https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/mountain-biking/lewis-and-clark-backcountry-byway/
    name: Idaho Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmainscnf/recreation
    name: Salmon-Challis National Forest
designations:
  - BLM Back Country Byway
  - Idaho State Scenic Backway
states:
  - ID
ll:
  - -113.63983200000001
  - 44.95645100000013
bounds:
  - - -113.64170099999996
    - 44.946629000000144
  - - -113.44342799999998
    - 45.05781200000007
books: "978-1426219054"

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Almost 200 years ago Meriwether Lewis and William Clark stood high on a ridge-line that divides the continental waters and began the discovery of the Pacific Northwest.  Welcome to the homeland of Sacajawea.

Stands of fir and pine trees, high-mountain meadows and rolling, jade-colored hills look much the same today as when the famous explorers journeyed to the crest of Lemhi Pass in 1805.

As you travel the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway, you'll experience spectacular vistas overlooking the homeland of the Native American Shoshone.  Gaze westward from Lemhi Pass upon the immense Salmon River and Rocky and Lost River mountain ranges.  The pine and fir forests, deep canyons, and rolling foothills look much the same today as when the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed Lemhi Pass two centuries ago.