There are 63 scenic byways in California . This designation is given to roads with at least two of these qualities: scenic, archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, and recreational. California's first scenic route was the 71-mile Big Sur Coast Highway along State Route 1 (SR 1), A.K.A. the budget-flexible Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) .

Today, the state boasts some of the most diverse scenic highways, including the Death Valley Scenic Byway (SR 190) and the remote Bigfoot Scenic Byway , which is known for possible Sasquatch sightings . But perhaps the most breathtaking, at least other than the Big Sur Coast Highway, is the lesser-known Kings Canyon Scenic Byway . It leads directly to a convincing lookalike of the Grand Canyon —the deeper Kings Canyon area of Sequoia & K

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