California
ModeratePuite Pass Road — White Mountains to Benton Hot Springs via Volcanic Tablelands
White Mountains solitude, hot springs finish.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
California
ModerateChimney Peak to Fish Creek Road — Southern Sierra Nevada Desert Transition Zone
Ancient sea floor, badlands, and deep desert sand.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Dinosaur National Monument South Rim to Echo Park
Bentonite, river canyons, zero margin for error.
Oregon
ModerateSoda Mountain Road — Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument High Desert Ridge Run
Three mountain ranges, one volcanic ridge, zero crowds.
USA
ModerateOnion Creek Road — Castle Valley to Fisher Towers via Colorado River Canyon Bench
Badland colors, creek crossings, and Fisher Tower views.
Oregon
ModerateRogue-Umpqua Divide Road — Diamond Lake to Lemolo Lake via High Cascades Backcountry
Volcanic divide, old-growth firs, zero crowds.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon to Paria River Confluence — Skutumpah Road South Circuit
Clay road, slot canyons, and a truck stuck since 1954.
California
ModerateTruchas Peak Road — Santa Barbara Canyon to Pecos Wilderness Boundary
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.
Oregon
ModerateMazama Ridge Road — Crater Lake South Rim to Union Creek via Pumice Flats
Volcanic plateau solitude south of Crater Lake.
USA
ModerateChicken Creek Road — Fishlake National Forest Skyline Drive to Fish Lake Plateau
Utah high-country aspen plateau at 10,000 feet.