Abstract:As the birthplace of Chinese civilization, the Yellow River plays a very important role in the economic and social development and ecological security of China. The construction of tourism highways in the Yellow River Basin is of positive significance for achieving the high-quality development, developing the tourism resources, excavating the ethnic culture and enriching the spiritual needs of the citizen in the Yellow River Basin. Aiming at the particularities of the tourism highway in the Yellow River Plate, the design essentials are analyzed from the aspects of route selection, slow traffic system, riverside landscape and riverside roadbed. Combined with the practical engineering cases, the design process and ideas of the tourism highway in the Yellow River Plate are analyzed. At the same time, the focus is on analysis and calculation of key and difficult points, i.e. design of riverside roadbed, stability of high embankment and the other problems in the construction of tourism highways in the Yellow River Plate. The design method can provide the reference for similar projects.