California
DifficultMendocino National Forest Bloody Rock Road — Lake Pillsbury to Covelo via Hull Mountain
Ridgeline history and rugged solitude in the Coast Range.
Feature: High Altitude
Oregon
ModerateRogue-Umpqua Divide Road — Diamond Lake to Lemolo Lake via High Cascades Backcountry
Volcanic divide, old-growth firs, zero crowds.
California
EasyBodie Ghost Town Road — US-395 to Bodie State Historic Park
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.
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.
USA
DifficultShafer Trail Road — Canyonlands Rim to Potash via Island in the Sky
1,400 feet of exposed switchbacks off the rim.
California
ModerateModoc Volcanic Scenic Byway — Lava Beds to Medicine Lake Highlands
Lava, obsidian, and no crowds. True Modoc country.
Oregon
ModeratePoker Jim Ridge Road — Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge High Desert Run
Pronghorn country at 7,000 feet — no crowds, no signal.
California
ModerateOnion Valley to Kearsarge Pass Road — Inyo Mountains Eastern Sierra Approach
Straight up the Sierra's eastern wall.