Oregon
EasyAshland Mountain to Dead Indian Memorial Road — Cascade-Siskiyou High Road Traverse
Three mountain systems collide on one road.
Surface: Dirt
USA
ModerateBeef Basin Road — Bears Ears to Ruin Canyon via Elk Ridge
Ancient towers and canyon rims with no crowds.
Oregon
ModerateHart Mountain to Frenchglen — Warner Valley Desert Rim Road
High desert rim, hot springs, and pronghorn country.
California
DifficultBradshaw Trail — Salton Sea to Colorado River Desert Crossing
Gold rush desert crossing, still unforgiving.
USA
ModerateNotch Peak Road — House Range Desert Wilderness Approach
North America's biggest cliff. Zero crowds.
Oregon
ModerateLakeview to Fremont-Winema — Oregon Outback Volcanic Plateau Run
High desert Oregon. Big sky. Nobody watching.
California
ModerateMethuselah Road — White Mountains Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Loop
Oldest trees on Earth. Bring your humility.
Oregon
ModerateCascade Lakes Highway Backcountry Spur — Crane Prairie Reservoir to Cultus Lake via Deschutes National Forest
High Cascade lake country on pumice and pine duff.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Bryce Canyon to Highway 89 via Paria River Badlands
Bentonite badlands that'll swallow you whole when wet.
Oregon
ModerateMud Creek Road — Klamath Basin to Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge via Tule Lake Backcountry
Pacific Flyway, basalt rims, and zero crowds.