---
id: "2008"
name: Flaming Gorge-Uintas National Scenic Byway
distance: "82"
duration: 2 hours (including backtracking on Highway 44) to drive or a day to enjoy the byway.
description: The byway meanders over the eastern flank of the Uinta Mountains and through the Ashley National Forest and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. View wildlife in their native habitats and experience the "real West" as passed down through western folklore of early explorers, homesteaders, mountainmen, outlaws and cowboys.
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websites:
  - url: https://nsbfoundation.com/nb/flaming-gorge-uintas-national-scenic-byway/
    name: National Scenic Byway Association
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/utah/flaming-gorge-uintas-scenic-byway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
  - url: https://www.utah.com/things-to-do/scenic-drives/flaming-gorge-scenic-drives/
    name: Utah.com Travel Site
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ashley/
    name: Ashley National Forest
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/browns-park
    name: Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/ashley/recarea/?recid=72133
    name: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Utah State Scenic Byway
states:
  - UT
ll:
  - -109.48284099971221
  - 40.864231000060784
bounds:
  - - -109.72273299982794
    - 40.45571900043171
  - - -109.40515099991859
    - 40.99964099963262

---

The byway meanders over the eastern flank of the Uinta Mountains and through the Ashley National Forest and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. View wildlife in their native habitats and experience the "real West" as passed down through western folklore of early explorers, homesteaders, mountainmen, outlaws and cowboys.