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template: byway.jade
id: "2400"
name: Sawtooth Scenic Byway
distance: "115.7"
duration: "3 hours to drive the entire byway, longer if you plan on stopping along the way."
description: "Starting at Shoshone Falls to the south, this byway rolls northward through the European-style ski resort of Sun Valley and carves its way through the Sawtooth National Recreation Area."
contact: "**Stanley Ranger Station**  \r\n208-774-3000\r\n\r\n**[Salmon-Challis National Forest](http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/)**  \r\n208-756-5100\r\n\r\n**[Sawtooth National Forest](http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/)**  \r\n208-737-3200"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/scnf"
    name: "Salmon-Challis National Forest"
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/sawtooth/"
    name: Sawtooth National Forest
  - url: "http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/sawtooth.aspx"
    name: Sawtooth Scenic Byway
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Idaho State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - ID
ll: 
  - -114.40637199999998
  - 42.935940000000016
bounds: 
  - - -114.93311299999999
    - 42.935940000000016
  - - -114.252159
    - 44.21646099999998

---

<p>The Sawtooth Scenic Byway takes you along the Sawtooth Mountains- the heart of the Idaho Rockies. From Shoshone to the south, this byway rolls northward through fertile agricultural land to the resort towns of Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley and then carves its way through the rocks and woodlands of the rugged Sawtooth National Recreation Area, which is packed with rivers, streams, and 300 alpine lakes.</p>

<p>Views of the headwaters of the Salmon River through its high mountain valley can be perceived by the traveler of the byway.  Also, the peaks of Boulder, White Cloud and Sawtooth mountains dominate the skies for 60 miles in any direction. You'll see for yourself why the Sawtooths are called "America's Alps."</p>
