USA
EasyHart’s Draw Road — Monticello to Canyonlands Needles Overlook via Hatch Point
Quiet canyon rim country above the Needles District.
Trail Type: Scenic Drive
USA
ModerateOnion Creek Road — Castle Valley to Fisher Towers via Colorado River Canyon Bench
Badland colors, creek crossings, and Fisher Tower views.
Oregon
ModerateRogue-Umpqua Divide Road — Diamond Lake to Lemolo Lake via High Cascades Backcountry
Volcanic divide, old-growth firs, zero crowds.
California
EasyBodie Ghost Town Road — US-395 to Bodie State Historic Park
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.
California
ModerateTruchas Peak Road — Santa Barbara Canyon to Pecos Wilderness Boundary
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.
California
ModerateModoc Volcanic Scenic Byway — Lava Beds to Medicine Lake Highlands
Lava, obsidian, and no crowds. True Modoc country.
California
ModerateOnion Valley to Kearsarge Pass Road — Inyo Mountains Eastern Sierra Approach
Straight up the Sierra's eastern wall.
Oregon
ModerateSteens Mountain Loop Road — Frenchglen to Alvord Desert
Glacial gorges above a desert playa. One road.
Canada
EasyProvincial Road 278 — Dauphin Lake to Gilbert Plains via Parkland Upland Backroads
Parkland sky country — big views, zero crowds.
Canada
ModerateFalcon Lake to West Hawk Lake — Whiteshell Provincial Park South Boundary Road
Meteor crater finish on Manitoba's best Shield loop.