California
ModerateChimney Peak to Fish Creek Road — Southern Sierra Nevada Desert Transition Zone
Ancient sea floor, badlands, and deep desert sand.
Surface: Sand
Oregon
DifficultBlackrock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trail — Winnemucca Lake to High Rock Lake
800-foot walls, wagon ruts, and zero cell bars.
California
ModerateChimney Peak Backcountry Byway — El Paso Mountains to Cinder Cones
Mojave volcanic country nobody bothers to visit.
Oregon
DifficultSheldon Antelope Range to Hart Lake Rim — Oregon High Desert Northern Circuit
Pronghorn, opals, and zero pavement. Real high desert.
USA
ModerateHole-in-the-Rock Road — Grand Staircase to Dance Hall Rock and Beyond
Mormon pioneer grit through Utah's raw desert.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Grand Staircase-Escalante Slot Canyon Corridor
Painted cliffs, slot canyons, one hell of a road.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Afton Canyon via Mojave Desert Historic Trail
The oldest government road in California.
Canada
ModerateLongue Pointe de Winnipeg to Traverse Bay — Lake Winnipeg East Shore Gravel Road
Lake Winnipeg's forgotten east shore run.
Canada
EasyProvincial Road 579 — Dauphin to Childs Lake via Duck Mountain East Boundary
Duck Mountain's quiet east side, sand and all.
Canada
ModerateSpruce Woods Provincial Park — Spirit Sands Desert Track to Devils Punch Bowl Loop
Sand dunes and sinkholes in the heart of Manitoba.