Oregon
ModerateMud Creek Road — Klamath Basin to Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge via Tule Lake Backcountry
Pacific Flyway, basalt rims, and zero crowds.
Feature: Camping
USA
ModeratePotash Road — Moab Rim to Colorado River Canyon via Evaporite Flats
Colorado River canyon walls, dino tracks, blue ponds.
Oregon
DifficultOwyhee River Breaks Road — Succor Creek to Three Forks Hot Springs via Leslie Gulch
Oregon's canyon badlands, hot springs earned.
USA
ModerateWedge Overlook Road — San Rafael Swell to the Castle Valley Rim
Utah's Little Grand Canyon on the edge.
California
ModeratePuite Pass Road — White Mountains to Benton Hot Springs via Volcanic Tablelands
White Mountains solitude, hot springs finish.
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
EasyHart’s Draw Road — Monticello to Canyonlands Needles Overlook via Hatch Point
Quiet canyon rim country above the Needles District.
California
DifficultMendocino National Forest Bloody Rock Road — Lake Pillsbury to Covelo via Hull Mountain
Ridgeline history and rugged solitude in the Coast Range.