Grande Tour Route
Driving Directions

Driving the Byway

• Start at the visitors center in downtown La Grande.
  
  
• From here, follow the signs to Birnie Park.
  
  
• The tour leaves the park and proceeds south the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Refuge overlook.
  
  
• After passing Hot Lake Resort, hook onto route 203 to Union.
  
  
• From Union, the tour goes south on 237, then east on for 15 miles.
  
  
• It then loops back to Union via route 203.
• Route 203 climbs to the Catherine Creek Summit and Sno-Park, then follows the creek down to Union.
  
  
• Take route 237 north to Cove.
  
  
• From Cove, the Grande Ronde River escorts you along the Wallowa mountains for a while.
• After crossing route 82, it's a straight shot south back to La Grande.