California
ModerateCoyote Mountains Wilderness Road — Painted Gorge to Ocotillo via Imperial Desert Crossing
Forgotten desert canyon off I-8.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Tennessee
ModerateForest Road 154 — Lonesome Pine to Lost Creek via Ouachita Highlands Rim (Tennessee)
Ridge-top dirt above the Nolichucky gorge.
Oregon
ModerateRemains of Hurricane Creek Road — Wallowa Mountains Wilderness Edge via Imnaha River Canyon
Oregon's Alps by dirt road.
Idaho
ModerateYankee Fork Road — Clayton to Custer Ghost Town via the Salmon River Mountains
Ghost towns, gold dredges, and Idaho canyon gravel.
Arizona
ModerateFossil Creek Road — Strawberry to Fossil Springs via the Verde Rim Descent
Arizona's wildest spring down a rim shelf road.
USA
ModerateYankee Meadows to Panguitch Lake — Markagunt Plateau High Road
Utah's quiet plateau road most drivers never find.
USA
ModerateBreaks Interstate Park Road — Pine Mountain to Russell Fork Gorge via Towers Tunnel Overlook
Deepest gorge east of the Mississippi. Earn the view.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita Backcountry Spine from Mena to Board Camp via Rich Mountain
Arkansas ridge road the rest of the country forgot.
Colorado
ModerateTowaoc to Mesa Verde Backcountry — Ute Mountain Tribal Park Canyon Loop
Cliff dwellings Mesa Verde tourists never see.
USA
ModerateCoyote Ridge Road — Flaming Gorge Rim to Manila via the Uinta Basin Divide
Flaming Gorge from the rim, not the boat ramp.