California
ModerateBorrego Mountain Wash to Arroyo Salado — Anza-Borrego Badlands Desert Circuit via Seventeen Palms
Badlands, palms, and painted clay at the edge.
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ModerateHole-in-the-Wall Road — Mid Hills to Wildhorse Canyon via Black Canyon Wash
Volcanic desert bench between two iconic camps.
California
DifficultCoso Range Road — China Lake to Coso Hot Springs via Wild Horse Mesa
Volcanic range, 100,000 petroglyphs, zero shade.
California
ModerateMojave Road East — Soda Dry Lake to Kelso Depot via Lava Tube and Government Holes
Ancient desert road through lava and silence.
California
DifficultBrokeoff Divide to Feather River Canyon — Plumas National Forest High Divide Road
Sierra shelf road most Californians never find.
California
DifficultCoyote Hills to Jackass Spring — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Traverse via Nine Mile Canyon
Sierra desert canyon few bother to find.
California
ModerateHazard Canyon to Montana de Oro Backcountry — Morro Bay to Islay Creek via Coastal Bench Road
Sea cliffs and creek crossings on California's wild coast.
California
DifficultWaucoba Road to Eureka Dunes — Owens Valley to Death Valley’s Tallest Sand Dunes via Saline Valley Approach
700 feet of singing sand at the end of a brutal desert road.
California
ModerateReyes Peak Road — Pine Mountain Club to Haddock Peak via Piedra Blanca Divide
SoCal's forgotten ridge road above the Cuyama.
California
ModerateBrokeoff Mountain Road — Lassen Volcanic National Park Backcountry Approach via Mill Creek Summit
Volcanic weirdness on Lassen's forgotten south side.