---
id: "2097"
name: Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway - Oregon
distance: "140"
duration: One day to drive the byway
description: This diverse All-American Road skirts lakes and wetlands, traverses ranches and croplands and takes you to "the top of the world" on the rim of Crater Lake. View evergreen forests that stretch for miles, lava cliffs, and wildflowers. You can also visit wildlife and waterfowl refuges and "drive the flyway."
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websites:
  - url: https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/trip-ideas/scenic-drives/volcanic-legacy-scenic-byway/
    name: Oregon Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear-valley
    name: Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm
    name: Crater Lake National Park
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/frewin
    name: Fremont-Winema National Forests
  - url: https://www.discoverklamath.com/
    name: Klamath Falls and Klamath County
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/lower-klamath
    name: Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/articles/vlsb.htm
    name: National Park Service
  - url: https://www.pcta.org/
    name: Pacific Crest Trail Association
  - url: https://www.southernoregon.org/travel-the-volcanic-legacy-scenic-byway/
    name: Travel Southern Oregon
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/umpqua
    name: Umpqua National Forest
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/upper-klamath
    name: Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.volcaniclegacybyway.org
    name: Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway
designations:
  - All-American Road
  - Oregon State Scenic Byway
states:
  - OR
part of:
  - "2587"
ll:
  - -121.82507299991886
  - 43.080699999705416
bounds:
  - - -122.18063400025875
    - 42.00339900006395
  - - -121.79791300018468
    - 43.08908799981151

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This diverse All-American Road skirts lakes and wetlands, traverses ranches and croplands and takes you to "the top of the world" on the rim of Crater Lake. View evergreen forests that stretch for miles, lava cliffs, and wildflowers. You can also visit wildlife and waterfowl refuges and "drive the flyway."