Montana
ModerateYankee Jim Canyon Road — Yellowstone River Gorge to Carbella via Paradise Valley
Toll road ghosts in a Yellowstone gorge.
Feature: Remote
USA
ModerateTeton Pass Road — Jackson to Victor via Wyoming’s Steepest Highway
Ten-percent grades and the Tetons in your mirrors.
USA
ModerateComb Ridge Road — Highway 163 to Butler Wash via Comb Ridge Spine
A sandstone spine, ancient ruins, and zero cell bars.
California
DifficultWaucoba-Saline Valley Road — Owens Valley to Saline Valley via Inyo Mountains Crest
Death Valley's back door — hot springs and hard miles.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Road — Ouachita Mountains to Lake Ouachita Backcountry Spine
The South's best ridge run nobody's talking about.
California
ModerateDome Land Wilderness Road — South Fork Kern River to Rockhouse Basin
Southern Sierra granite country, zero crowds.
USA
ModeratePoison Creek Road — Bighorn Basin Floor to Sheep Mountain Anticline Overlook
Badlands, bent rock, and no one watching.
New Mexico
DifficultGila Cliff Dwellings Back Road — Upper Gila River Canyon and TJ Corral Road
Mogollon ruins and a river that wants your rig.
Alaska
DifficultKellys Stump Road to Flattop Mountain — Wrangell-St. Elias Backcountry Drive
42 miles into the biggest park in America.
USA
ModerateLongmire to Carbon River Road — Mount Rainier National Park Backcountry Circuit
Rainforest, glacier, and no cell signal.