California
ModerateLonesome Dove Road to Lost Horse Mine — Joshua Tree Desert Backcountry Loop
Gold mining desert — no crowds, no mercy.
Feature: Historic
Idaho
ModeratePaved Coffer to Hells Half Acre — Caribou-Targhee Volcanic Plateau Road
Apollo astronauts trained here. You can drive it.
USA
ModerateNotom-Bullfrog Road — Capitol Reef to Lake Powell via the Waterpocket Fold
The Waterpocket Fold's lonesome desert spine road.
Montana
ModerateRimrock Road — Breaks of the Missouri Backcountry via Blaine County
Lewis and Clark's river, from the top down.
USA
DifficultThorofare Road — Yellowstone’s Most Remote Backcountry Drive via Bridger-Teton
Edge of the lower 48's last true wilderness.
New Mexico
DifficultZuni-Acoma Trail Road — El Malpais Lava Field Crossing via Grants
Frozen lava and ancient trails under open sky.
Arizona
ModerateBackway to Canyon de Chelly — Rim Road to Spider Rock Overlook via South Rim Drive
Living canyon. Eight thousand years of story.
USA
ExpertNaches Trail — Cascades Wagon Road to American River Canyon
The wagon road over the Cascades that still earns respect.
Nevada
ModerateBunker Hill Road to White Pine Creek — Snake Range Remote Backcountry
Bristlecone country and mining ghosts above Great Basin.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Bob Marshall Wilderness South Fork Approach via Benchmark
Gateway gravel into the heart of the Bob Marshall.