River Road Scenic Byway

**Getting to the Byway:** ###From Chicago, IL (396 miles / 7 hours) * Take I-90 east toward Indiana, 33.8 miles. * Merge onto I-94 East via Exit 21 toward Detroit, 138.7 miles. * Merge onto I-69 North via Exit 108 toward Lansing, 94.7 miles. * Merge onto I-75 via Exit 133 toward Saginaw, 74.3 miles. * Take the M-61 exit, Exit 190, toward Standish, 0.3 miles. * Turn right onto MI-61, 2.6 miles. * Turn left onto US-23 and continue to follow to the junction of US-23 and River Road in Oscoda, 51.5 miles. ###From Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (203 miles / 3 hours, 40 minutes) * Start out going Northeast on William G Rogell Dr. toward Hohn D Dingell Dr., 1.2 miles. * William G Rogell Dr. becomes Merriman Rd., 0.3 miles. * Merge onto I-94 W toward Chicago, 3.5 miles. * Merge onto I-275 North via Exit 194 toward Flint, 18.2 miles. * Merge onto I-96 West via the exit on the left toward Lansing,18.1 miles. * Merge onto US-23 North via Exit 1488 toward Flint, 104.4 miles. * Take the M-61 exit, Exit 190, toward Standish, 0.3 miles. * Turn right onto MI-61, 2.6 miles. * Turn left onto US-23 and continue to follow to the junction of US-23 and River Road in Oscoda, 51.5 miles. ###From East Lansing, MI (170 miles / 3 hours) * Take I-69 North toward Flint, 38 miles. * Merge onto I-75 North via Exit 133 toward Saginaw, 74 miles. * Take the M-61 exit, Exit 190, toward Standish, 0.3 miles. * Turn right onto MI-61, 2.6 miles. * Turn left onto US-23 and continue to follow to the junction of US-23 and River Road in Oscoda, 51.5 miles. ###From Toledo, Ohio (232.46 miles / 4 hours) * Take I-75 North to Detroit, 1.6 miles. * Merge onto I-475 W via Exit 204 on the left toward US-23/Sylvania/Ann Arbor, 6.4 miles. * Merge onto US-23 North via Exit 14 toward Sylvania/Ann Arbor, 166.8 miles. * Take the M-61 exit, Exit 190, toward Standish, 0.3 miles. * Turn right onto MI-61, 2.6 miles. * Turn left onto US-23, continue to follow to the junction of US-23 and River Road in Oscoda, 51.5 miles. ###From Toronto, Canada (379 miles / 6 hours, 30 minutes) * Take Hwy 401 Express West, 12.8 miles * Highway 401 Express W becomes Provincial Rte. 401 W, 99 miles. * Take the HWY-402 W exit toward Sarnia, 0.5 miles. * Merge onto Provincial Rte. 402 W, 66.3 miles. * Merge onto I-475 N/UAW FWY via Exit 137 toward Saginaw, 10 miles. * Merge onto I-75 North toward Saginaw, 65 miles. * Take the M-61 exit, Exit 190, toward Standish, 0.3 miles. * Turn right onto MI-61, 2.6 miles. * Turn left onto US-23 and continue to follow to the junction of US-23 and River Road in Oscoda, 51.5 miles. **Navigating the Byway:** * Start the byway 6.7 miles northeast of Hale, Michigan, at the intersection of M-65 and Rollways Road. * Continue east on M-65, 4.3 miles to the intersection of M-65 and River Road, a county highway. * Turn right onto River Road. * Follow this road east for 17.7 miles until it intersects with US-23 (Huron Shores Heritage Route) in Oscoda, Michigan, where the route terminates.