USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Bryce Canyon to Highway 89 via Paria River Badlands
Bentonite badlands that'll swallow you whole when wet.
Feature: Historic
Oregon
ModerateMud Creek Road — Klamath Basin to Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge via Tule Lake Backcountry
Pacific Flyway, basalt rims, and zero crowds.
USA
ModeratePotash Road — Moab Rim to Colorado River Canyon via Evaporite Flats
Colorado River canyon walls, dino tracks, blue ponds.
California
ModerateBunker Hill Road — Owens Valley to White Mountain Peak Base via Ancient Bristlecone Country
Bristlecone pines and 11,000-ft Sierra views.
Oregon
DifficultOwyhee River Breaks Road — Succor Creek to Three Forks Hot Springs via Leslie Gulch
Oregon's canyon badlands, hot springs earned.
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.
USA
ModerateOnion Creek Road — Castle Valley to Fisher Towers via Colorado River Canyon Bench
Badland colors, creek crossings, and Fisher Tower views.
California
DifficultMendocino National Forest Bloody Rock Road — Lake Pillsbury to Covelo via Hull Mountain
Ridgeline history and rugged solitude in the Coast Range.
California
EasyBodie Ghost Town Road — US-395 to Bodie State Historic Park
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.