Hells Canyon Scenic Byway loops the Wallowa Mountains, but you have to leave the route and venture onto a steep gravel road to reach the best place of all, Hat Point.

Hells Canyon Scenic Byway had its typical mid-June opening when the snow melted from two of the viewpoints. The road to Hat Point is likely to be snowed in until early July.

The 22-mile-long Hells Canyon Scenic Byway represents both Idaho and Oregon, and other routes take in forests, mountains, deserts and National Parks. Here’s a top 10 for the western continental U.S.

The Hells Canyon Scenic Byway allows you a drive-in approach to see Hells Canyon and there’s no finer perch than the Hat Point Fire Lookout Tower where it is 7,000 feet to the Snake River far below.

You will feel on top of the world of the deepest gorge in America along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway.

Traveling the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway is a great way to create a theme for your vacation. In the course of the 218-mile trip you will find yourself engaged in time travel back to a simpler but ...