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template: byway.jade
id: "2037"
name: Payette River Scenic Byway
distance: "112"
duration: 2.5 hours to drive or 2 days to experience the entire byway
description: "The Payette River Scenic Byway meanders through foothills, mountain valleys, canyons, forests, and wide-open valleys with expansive vistas. Visit Lake Cascade, with its beauty and wildlife, and enjoy Payette Lake among the mountains and trees. Easy access to rafting, kayaking, camping, and fishing make this a trip for everyone."
contact: "**Donnelly Chamber of Commerce**  \r\n 208-325-4166  \r\n\r\n\r\n**Cascade Chamber of Commerce**\r\n208-382-3833"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/boise/"
    name: Boise National Forest
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=22550"
    name: "Havasu National Wildlife Refuge-AZ"
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/oreg/"
    name: Oregon National Historic Trail (National Park Service)
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/payette/"
    name: Payette National Forest
  - url: "http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/payette-river.aspx"
    name: Payette River Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://payetteriverscenicbyway.com/"
    name: Payette River Scenic Byway Official Site
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Idaho State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - ID
ll: 
  - -116.28111999999999
  - 44.97111899999999
bounds: 
  - - -116.32003800000001
    - 43.68458199999998
  - - -115.99912999999998
    - 44.97111899999999

---

The Payette River Scenic Byway meanders through foothills, mountain valleys, canyons, forests, and wide-open valleys with expansive vistas. Visit Lake Cascade, with its beauty and wildlife, and enjoy Payette Lake among the mountains and trees. Easy access to rafting, kayaking, camping, and fishing make this a trip for everyone.