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The Atlas/Indiana/Ohio River Scenic Byway — SR-62 Crawford County

Ohio River Scenic Byway — SR-62 Crawford County

72 mi
Length
5
Verified stops
960 ft
High point
Scenic
Road type

SR-62 through Crawford County is the most curve-dense segment of Indiana's 302-mile Ohio River Scenic Byway. Between Leavenworth and Corydon the highway climbs and drops repeatedly through unglaciated karst hills — the same geology that produced Wyandotte and Marengo Caves — offering sweeping Ohio River views from ridgeline crests and tight switchbacks descending to the floodplain. Road runners know the 100-mile 'Serpent of 62' loop (Madison to Rising Sun to Vevay and back on SR-156) as Indiana's premier curve route with roughly 1,000 curves, but the Crawford County segment on SR-62 itself is the hilly heart of the full byway. Road conditions are generally good; watch for gravel in shaded turns.

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Mile 0.0

Dale

A small southern Indiana town that serves as the western starting point of this rural byway.

Mile 10.0

Saint Meinrad

Home to the Saint Meinrad Archabbey, a working Benedictine monastery with striking sandstone architecture worth a stop.

Mile 25.0

Saint Croix

A quiet crossroads community offering a natural mid-route rest point in Crawford County's rolling terrain.

Mile 50.0

White Cloud

A small settlement near the heavily wooded hills of southern Indiana, marking the route's deeper rural stretch.

Mile 65.0

Lanesville

The eastern endpoint of this segment, a modest Harrison County town where the byway continues toward the Ohio River corridor.

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