California
DifficultMendocino National Forest Bloody Rock Road — Lake Pillsbury to Covelo via Hull Mountain
Ridgeline history and rugged solitude in the Coast Range.
Feature: Remote
Oregon
ModerateRogue-Umpqua Divide Road — Diamond Lake to Lemolo Lake via High Cascades Backcountry
Volcanic divide, old-growth firs, zero crowds.
California
EasyBodie Ghost Town Road — US-395 to Bodie State Historic Park
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon to Paria River Confluence — Skutumpah Road South Circuit
Clay road, slot canyons, and a truck stuck since 1954.
California
ModerateTruchas Peak Road — Santa Barbara Canyon to Pecos Wilderness Boundary
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.
USA
ExtremeElephant Hill Trail — Needles District Canyonlands Slickrock Circuit
Canyonlands slickrock at its most unforgiving.
Oregon
ModerateMazama Ridge Road — Crater Lake South Rim to Union Creek via Pumice Flats
Volcanic plateau solitude south of Crater Lake.
California
ExpertLippincott Road — Racetrack Playa to Saline Valley Floor
Death Valley's loose shale descent to nowhere.
California
ExpertSaline Valley Road — Death Valley North Entry to Saline Warm Springs and Lippincott Mine
Warm springs, salt flats, and a shelf road with no guardrails.
Oregon
DifficultBlackrock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trail — Winnemucca Lake to High Rock Lake
800-foot walls, wagon ruts, and zero cell bars.