Flat Tops Scenic Byway

09/25/2024

U.S. Forest Service - White River National Forest

09/17/2024

The leaves are starting to change! Plan your trip to Meeker and ride the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway for a spectacular road trip!
Stop at Trappers Lake Lodge overnight or for a delicious meal along the way.

The leaves are beginning to change at 9600 feet! It won’t be long folks!!!

06/13/2024

The Byway is open! Enjoy this 82 mile scenic drive between the towns of Meeker and Yampa. Stop by the Meeker Visitor Center for Maps and info for stops along the way!
https://www.visitmeekercolorado.com/attractions/flat-tops-trail-scenic-byway/
Photo by Michelle Cox

12/28/2023

Visit Meeker Colorado to start your voyage across the Flat Tops Scenic Byway! The byway is closed in the winter, but reopens around the end of May.

Connecting the towns of Meeker & Yampa, the Flat Tops Trail National Forest Scenic Byway is one of 26 of the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways. It showcases the White River National Forest and the Routt National Forests’ long history of multiple-use land management and remains a “working byway” providing access to public lands as well as rangeland for local sheep and cattle ranchers. The 82-mile drive is accessible with any passenger vehicle (during summer) and is an ideal location to view pristine scenery and wildlife. The Bear River corridor, Chapman and Sheriff Reservoirs, and Dunckley Pass are popular locations. It is popular for big game hunting, picnics, scenic driving, admiring fall colors, camping, fishing, snowmobiling, hiking, horseback riding, and more.

Featuring black-and-white images of the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways, similar to Ansel Adams. Enjoy! Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland U.S. Forest Service - White River National Forest Meeker Colorado Chamber of Commerce Town of Yampa Flat Tops Scenic Byway :)

11/21/2023

Did you know the Flat Tops Scenic Byway provides EV Charging Stations? Meekers is located in the parking lot at Market St and 5th Street. In 2019 White River Electric Association (WREA) was awarded a Colorado Energy Office, Charge Ahead Colorado grant for two electric vehicle charging stations.
Statewide initiatives are helping fund chargers along scenic and historic byways, as well as within rural communities and urban clusters. So far, about 125 chargers statewide have been installed through the initiative, which covers about 80% of initial costs. Check out this article!

Scenic byways invite travelers to slow down, take in the scenery and walk through historic downtowns to truly get a feel for the land and culture, and now, it’s easy to drive electric vehicles throughout Colorado. Statewide initiatives are helping fund chargers along scenic and historic byways, as...

10/03/2023

Now is the time to visit Meeker and ride the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway!
https://www.visitmeekercolorado.com/attractions/flat-tops-trail-scenic-byway/

09/26/2023

Check out the fall colors! The time is now!

09/05/2023

Visit the Flat Tops Trail Scenic byway September 15-30 for the peak of our fall colors! Start your trip in Meeker and explore our history, shopping, dining and more!

Check out the Pinpoint Weather team’s forecast map of when to see fall colors across Colorado.

06/23/2023

The byway is almost clear!

11/10/2022

Thank you Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways! The Flat Tops Scenic Byway holds several historical sites that are worth a visit! Read more about them in the link below!

09/26/2022

Come and visit for the best colors in Northwest Colorado and all the beautiful wildlife before they leave us for the winter!

It's almost time! Have you made plans to visit us and see some of the most beautiful fall colors around? The Flat Tops Scenic Byway is the perfect place for leaf peeping, scenic overlooks, and wildlife viewing this fall! Don't miss out, peak colors could be as soon as next week!

08/30/2022

Come and check out our beautiful Scenic Byway and see if its the place for you!

Even roads have broad plans for future use, and the management plan covering the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway is nearing 30 years old.

08/24/2022

We appreciate Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and the work they are doing in Meeker.

Please RSVP: Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area Fence Removal

05/27/2022

04/26/2022

Thanks for the feature! So many great things to do on the Flat Tops Scenic Byway! Come and see for yourself this summer!

04/08/2022

We are looking forward to the students in CU’s Masters of the Environment program to update the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway plan, so the roadway can maintain its status!

Even roads have broad plans for future use, and the management plan covering the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway is nearing 30 years old.

01/10/2022

Check out this bit of history along the Flat Tops Scenic Byway!

Moffat Avenue & Antlers Hotel, , Colo. (1910) The signs include The Antlers, Saloons, Drugs, Yampa Restaurant, Famous Restaurant & Bakery, and the Moffat Avenue Restaurant. Yampa is the eastern gateway to the Scenic and Historic Byway, and is the western gateway. Photo Denver Public Library Special Collections More history at http://nwcoloradoheritagetravel.org/yampa-journeys/ :)