---
id: "2249"
name: Great River Road - Wisconsin
distance: "249"
duration: 10 hours to drive this section of the Great River Road
description: Wisconsin's Great River Road flanks the majestic Mississippi River as it leisurely winds its way along 250 miles of Wisconsin's western border. Along its way, the road is nestled between the river on one side and towering bluffs on the other, becoming one of the most scenic drives in mid-America.
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organization:
  - url: https://experiencemississippiriver.com/states/wisconsin/
    name: Great River Road - Wisconsin
  - url: https://www.wigrr.com/
    name: Mississippi River Parkway Commission - Wisconsin
attractions:
  - url: https://www.7bridgesrd.org/
    name: Friends of McGilvray Road
  - url: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/
    name: Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/necedah
    name: Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/upper-mississippi-river
    name: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
states:
  - WI
part of:
  - "2279"
ll:
  - -92.804465
  - 44.748884
bounds:
  - - -92.804465
    - 42.50803000038417
  - - -90.58705899997284
    - 44.749579
books: "979-8886470185"

---

Wisconsin's Great River Road flanks the majestic Mississippi River as it leisurely winds its way along 250 miles of Wisconsin's western border. Along its way, the road is nestled between the river on one side and towering bluffs on the other, becoming one of the most scenic drives in mid-America.