---
template: byway.jade
id: "2303"
name: Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway (Route 168)
distance: "34"
duration: 2 hours
description: "This U.S. Forest Service Scenic Byway and State Scenic Highway climbs through pinyon-juniper woodlands."
contact: "**Inyo National Forest**  \n 760-873-2500  \n\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/inyo/"
    name: Inyo National Forest
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - California State Scenic Highway
states: 
  - CA
ll: 
  - -118.29019900000003
  - 37.17345
bounds: 
  - - -118.29019900000003
    - 37.17338200000006
  - - -118.15054299999997
    - 37.52720999999991

---

<p>This Scenic Highway begins on the outskirts of Bishop in the Owens Valley.  Owens Valley, at 4,000 feet in elevation, is a high plains landscape replete with glorious fall colors, gorgeous spring wild-flowers and year-round fishing in the Owens River.  It climbs through pinyon-juniper woodlands, up into the Inyo National Forest.</p>