Colorado
DifficultCinnamon Pass Road — Lake City to Silverton via the Alpine Loop
12,620 feet of raw San Juan shelf road.
Feature: Remote
Colorado
ModerateBowen Gulch to Grand Ditch Road — Never Summer Mountains Wilderness Edge Traverse
Hand-dug canal road above 10,000 feet. Moose country.
California
ModerateLonesome Dove Road to Lost Horse Mine — Joshua Tree Desert Backcountry Loop
Gold mining desert — no crowds, no mercy.
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.
Nevada
DifficultToiyabe Crest Trail Road — Arc Dome Wilderness Approach via Kingston Canyon
Nevada's forgotten alpine crest via canyon backdoor.
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.