Texas
ModerateSanta Elena Canyon Rim Road — Castolon to Santa Elena via Rio Grande Desert Bench
1,500-foot canyon walls at the Rio Grande.
Surface: Rock
Montana
DifficultDempsey Creek to Highline Ridge — Flathead National Forest Swan Range Traverse
Grizzly ridge above the Flathead Valley.
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
ModerateReyes Peak Road — Pine Mountain Club to Haddock Peak via Piedra Blanca Divide
SoCal's forgotten ridge road above the Cuyama.
USA
DifficultGypsum Canyon Road — Canyonlands Dark Canyon Plateau to Needles Overlook via Beef Basin Connector
Beef Basin ruins and a canyon drop you won't forget.
Idaho
DifficultGrave Peak Lookout Road — Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Edge via Elk Summit
Idaho's loneliest fire lookout road.
Idaho
DifficultCuster Motorway Adventure Road — Challis to Patterson via the Salmon River Mountains Spine
CCC shelf road above the Salmon — narrow, raw, real.
Nevada
ModerateToiyabe Crest National Recreation Trail Road — Big Smoky Valley to Arc Dome via Kingston Canyon
Nevada's loneliest ridgeline, sky-high and wide open.