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id: "68911"
name: Historic Route 66 Back Country Byway
distance: "42"
duration: Allow 1.5 hours.
description: This desert route passes through Oatman, Arizona, whose ghost town appearance brings back the Old West. Free-roaming burros, staged gunfights, and gorgeous desert views come together to recreate a truly Western atmosphere.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/route-66-historic-back-country-byway
    name: Bureau of Land Management
websites:
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/arizona/route_66_back_country_byway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
attractions:
  - url: https://www.historic66az.com/
    name: Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona
designations:
  - BLM Back Country Byway
states:
  - AZ
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  - 35.18941900000004
bounds:
  - - -114.48467299999999
    - 34.71760900000004
  - - -114.05278800000002
    - 35.189799999999934
books: "979-8886470185"

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A beautiful desert stretch of Historic Route 66, Oatman Road begins at the town of Kingman, a winding two-lane road that passes through 42 miles of Arizona's gorgeous desert terrain. This remarkable setting, combined with the byway's exciting Western history, creates an feeling of the Old West that cannot be ignored.

In the ghost town of Oatman, expect to encounter free-roaming burros, staged gunfights, and a collection of scenic storefronts that complete the town's Western atmosphere. Several movies, including "How the West Was Won" and "Edge of Eternity," were filmed on location in Oatman, taking advantage of the town's picturesque street scene.