Smoky Valley Scenic Byway

Smoky

Valley

Scenic Byway

SMOKY VALLEY SCENIC BYWAY

60-mile U-shaped Kansas Byway with easy access to I-70 Passes through the Smoky Hill River Valley

WONDERS OF NATURE

Hazy, blue-grey appearance at sunrise & sunset Transition from mixed-grass to short-grass prairie Native wildflowers Colorful Agriculture crops

GEOLOGICAL WONDERS

Covered by inland sea 80 million years ago Layers of chalky limestone remain Limestone outcroppings abound Cedar Bluff Scenic Overlook provides stunning views

HISTORICAL SITES

Pioneer Trails – Smoky Hill Trail or BOD Limestone BOD Markers identify the trail today Threshing Machine Canyon – Former BOD station Wilcox School – Restored with interpretive panels Emanuel Lutheran Church – Swedish immigrants Zion Lutheran Church – Volga-German immigrants

CEDAR BLUFF STATE PARK, RESERVOIR & WILDLIFE AREA WAKEENEY

Since 1950 “Christmas City of the High Plains” Northwest Kansas Veterans Cemetery Trego County Historical Museum

VODA

Shiloh Vineyard & Winery

COLLYER

Castle Rock & the Badlands

SEE YOU ON THE ROAD IN NW KANSAS www.northwestkansas.org