Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Judith River Breaks to Lewistown via the Upper Judith Basin Road
Dinosaur bones and empty coulees, no crowds.
Feature: Historic
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Hills to Muddy Gap via the Great Divide Basin Rim
No rivers, no crowds — just basin and sky.
Oregon
ModerateLonesome Highway — Owyhee River Breaks to Three Forks Crossing via Rome Launch
Oregon's forgotten canyon country — no crowds, no pavement.
Texas
ModerateLonesome Highway — Seminole Canyon to Langtry via the Devil’s River Back Road
Texas limestone plateau, no people, no mercy.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Sula via the Bitterroot Divide Back Road
Montana's loneliest Bitterroot Divide crossing.
Arizona
ModerateSawmill Road to Prescott National Forest — Mingus Mountain High Road via Jerome Backdoor
Jerome's back side, Arizona's best ridge.
California
EasyLonesome Highway — Modoc Plateau Rim Road to Lava Beds via Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge
California's empty quarter — lava, birds, and war history.
Texas
ModerateBrokeoff Mountains to Cornudas — Guadalupe Escarpment Desert Back Road via Salt Flat
West Texas playa crossing to volcanic plugs.
New Mexico
DifficultSawmill Road to Gila Lower Box Canyon — Mogollon Rim Desert Gorge via Apache Creek
Basalt walls, river crossings, zero crowds.
USA
ModerateZion Canyon Overlook Road to Smithsonian Butte — Virgin River Rim and Red Cliffs Desert Circuit
Zion views. No park fee. No crowds.