Oregon
ModerateSoda Mountain to Pilot Rock — Cascade-Siskiyou OHV and Backcountry Road
Three mountain ranges, one volcanic plug, zero crowds.
Trail Type: Scenic Drive
Oregon
ModerateLakeview to Warner Mountains — Drake Peak Lookout Road
Oregon's forgotten high desert summit lookout run.
Oregon
ModerateWinter Rim Road — Summer Lake to Abert Rim via Oregon Outback Escarpment
Oregon's sharpest edge above a silent alkali sea.
Oregon
EasyCascade-Lakes Highway Backcountry Spur — Waldo Lake to Willamette Pass via USFS Road 5897
Crystal lake, pumice flats, and old-growth Cascades solitude.
Oregon
ModerateDiamond Lake to Crater Lake North Rim — North Cascades High Road Circuit
Crater Lake's wild north rim. No guardrails.
Oregon
EasyAshland Mountain to Dead Indian Memorial Road — Cascade-Siskiyou High Road Traverse
Three mountain systems collide on one road.
California
ModerateMethuselah Road — White Mountains Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Loop
Oldest trees on Earth. Bring your humility.
California
ModerateOnion Valley Road — Eastern Sierra Crest to Kearsarge Pass Trailhead via Independence
5,000 feet of Eastern Sierra granite in 13 miles.
USA
ModeratePotash Road — Moab Rim to Colorado River Canyon via Evaporite Flats
Colorado River canyon walls, dino tracks, blue ponds.
California
ModerateBunker Hill Road — Owens Valley to White Mountain Peak Base via Ancient Bristlecone Country
Bristlecone pines and 11,000-ft Sierra views.