Good Riding to You

Listed by region or alphabetically by state.

See: Car and Driver's 100 Best Roads for details of the routes below marked "C&D." This link has abundant information about best time of year to ride, sight seeing, places to stay, et cetera.

See National Scenic Byways for details of the routes below marked "NSB."

See The Most Scenic Drives in America, The Reader’s Digest Association, Pleasantville, New York. 1997. It describes120 spectacular road trips. These routes are marked “RD.”

See Extreme Twisties Southeastern USA for details of routes marked “XTSE.” By William Long. L & A Publishing, P.O. Box 7158, Chestnut Mtn., GA 30502. I bought a copy at Deals Gap for $12.95. This book is a must read/reference for those wanting to ride some of the most challenging roads in the eastern USA. Information includes a description of each route, maps, and road evaluation. The latter includes elevation changes, run length, ride evaluations, type of road (difficulty, et cetera), road conditions, and road hazards. Some of these challenging rides are included as part of longer rides listed below. It is strongly recommended that you check Long’s book before venturing through the Southeast to get the most out of your trip.

See National Geographic / BMW Motorcycles U.S. Scenic Rides; available from BMW. I picked up a copy at the RA Rally in Lancaster. These routes are marked “NG-BMW.”

USA

Lincoln Highway; Times Square to San Francisco; US 30 from the east coast to Wyoming where the route gets complicated, some unpaved portions (3,389 miles).

National Road; Several museums dedicated to the road (near Zanesville, Ohio and Richmond, Indiana); Cumberland, Maryland to Illinois.

The Great River Road: Follows the Mississippi from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico; a 2,350-mile scenic and historic route.

Route 66: See Oklahoma.

Columbus to the Black Hills Rally, Sturgis, South Dakota: (Via the Pony Express Route, Mark Twain’s Boyhood Home, Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone National Parks, Bear Tooth Pass, Little Bighorn Battlefield, and Devil’s Tower).

Columbus, Ohio, I-70, Rte 29, Urbana, US 36,Greenville bypass, US 36, Noblesville, Rte 38, Rte 37, Rte 47, Crawfordsville, Rte 47, US 41, Rockville, US 36, Decatur, Springfield, Hannibal and Mark Twain’s boyhood town.

St. Joseph, Kansas, Maryville and Pony Express Monument and Museum, side-trip north to a Pony Express Station from Maryville, St. Francis. Rte 27, Southwest corner of Nebraska, Colorado, US34, Greeley by-pass, Loveland, Estes Park, Rocky Mountains Natl. Park.

Granby, US 40, Steamboat Springs, Dinosaur and Dinosaur Natl. Monument. US 40, Utah, Vernal, US 191, Rte 44 and Rte 530 through Flaming Gorge Natl. Rec. Area and into Wyoming and the city of Green River.

I-80 across the Green River, Rte 372, US 189, US 191, Jackson, US 191, South Entrance of Yellowstone Natl. Park, Northeast Entrance of Yellowstone, US 212, Bear Tooth Pass, Red Lodge, Rte 308, Rte 72, Rte 120, Cody and the Irma Hotel, Buffalo Bill Museum and Statue (or side trip to Bear Tooth Pass and Red Lodge, backtrack back through Bear Tooth Pass to Chief Joseph Hwy-Rte 296, Rte 120, Cody).

US 16, Greybull, US 14, Big Horn Mountains, Dayton, I-90, Montana, US 212, Custer Battlefield, Busby, Camp Pass, Alsada, Rte 112,Wyoming, Rte 24, Black Hills Natl. Forest and Devils Tower. US 14, Sundance, I-90, ending in Sturgis!

To head home, get off of I-90 at Wall, go through the Bad Lands, and then head across South Dakota on Rte 44 over to I-29 and super slab it home. Or head south through the Black Hills and Custer State Park to catch US 20 in Nebraska and then to I-29 at Sioux City or even further on US 20 to Waterloo and then slab it to I-80 and home. You can back track on 36 north of Indianapolis if you're not in a hurry.

Pacific Coast Highway Scenic Byway, California’s Central Coast

Columbia Gorge Scenic Byway, Washington/Oregon

San Juan Skyway National Scenic Byway, Colorado

The Great River Road/Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, Minnesota

Ohio River Trail National Scenic Byway/Ohio Amish Country Byway

Coastal Scenic Byway, Golden Isles Georgia

Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee

Route 9 Byway: America’s Most Scenic 30 Miles, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, New York

George Washington Heritage Trail National Scenic Byway, West Virginia

Acadia Scenic Byway, Maine

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Mid West

The Daniel Boone National Forest Run (Columbus, Ohio, to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Gatlinburg, Tennessee):

Rte. 104 south to Chillicothe, Ohio; Rte. 50 east to Rte 42 south; cross Ohio R. at Aberdeen, Maysville; Rte. 11 south through Natural Bridge State Park (take detour through the Red River Gorge for low speed twisties). Rte. 66 from Oneida, Ky.; Rte. 25 south of Pineville, Ky., though Cumberland Gap (visitor’s center, camping, and overlook). Rte. 33 south to Knoxville; Rte 129 south through Maryville and to Foothills Parkway (Deal’s Gap is just up the road and waiting for a quick side trip). Foothills Parkway to Townsend and into park; and turn right for Gatlinburg. This is a low-traffic, quiet route with a lot of variation in roads. Great scenery! Consider spending the night at Kentucky's Natural Bridge State Park (campgrounds and lodge), or at Cumberland Gap. Total route is about 450 miles and may be done in one day. (LW)

South East

Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway: from Front Royal, Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (RD)

Natchez Trace: from Nashville, Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi on the Mississippi River. (RD)

Blue Ridge Parkway: (RD)

Parkersburg, WV, to Appomattox Court House, VA: 16S, 4E, 15S, 219S, 39E, 252N, 606E, 11N, 56E, 60S, 24S. (Note: Best Ride-About east of the Mississippi. Campgrounds, The Home Stead, abundant rivers and falls, low traffic, generally good pavement, hot springs, non stop twisties, and some of the best mountain scenery in the Appalachians!!! Plan on taking a whole day to make this trip. Watch for gravel in the spring.) (LW) (C&D)

Alabama

Talladega Scenic Byway, Rte. 281: begin 3 miles west of Heflin and head south on Rte. 281. (C&D)

Lookout Mountain Parkway: Rd 89 & 176: begin at the intersection of Ala. Hwy.117 and Co. Rd. 89 in Mentone. . (C&D)

Alaska

Dalton Highway 11: begin just north of Fairbanks. (400+ miles) (C&D)

Seward Highway: Alaska 1 and 9: from Anchorage to Seward (120+ miles). (C&D)

Arizona

U.S. 89/Alt. 89: begin northwest of Phoenix and head for Flagstaff (160-miles). (C&D)

Coronado Trail Scenic Byway: Clifton to Springerville on U.S. 191 (120 miles). (C&D)

Oak Creek Canyon: Flagstaff to Sedona on Rte 89A: (27 miles) (NG-BMW)

Arkansas

Arkansas 7: best section is from Harrison to Arkadelphia. (C&D)

Arkansas 16: between Siloam Springs and Searcy (crosses Arkansas 7). (C&D)

California

California 1, Pacific Coast Highway: begin at Las Cruces, north of Santa Barbara and head for Leggett, far north of San Francisco. (500 miles) (C&D)

California 89: begin at Topaz near Lake Tahoe on U.S. 395. (C&D)

California 1 South: Monterey to Morro Bay. (123 miles) (NG-BMW)

Colorado

San Juan Skyway: A loop route. Durango, US 550, Ridgeway, Rte 62, Rte 142, Telluride and Bridal Veil Falls, Rte 142, Dolores, US 160, Masa Verde Natl. Park, U.S. 160 back to Durango. (233 miles) (C&D) (NG-BMW)

Colorado 149: Gunnison to South Fork (131 miles). (C&D)

Connecticut

Lower Connecticut Valley: A loop up and down both sides of the valley. I-95 and Rte 156 in Old Lyme, North Lyme, Rte 82, East Haddam and the Goodspeed Opera House, Rte 149, Moodus and Amasa Day House, Rte 151, Cobolt, Rte 66, Middletown, Rte 9, Rte 154, Steamboat Dock, Rte 9, back to I-95 and Old Lyme. (56 miles) (NG-BMW)

Connecticut 169: I-395, Route 169, Newent to Canterbury, Brooklyn, to Woodstock near the Massachusetts' border.

The Merritt Parkway: A way to get to New York. Best to ridden in late spring at first light to avoid gridlock. See 69 ornamental bridges. (38 miles) (C&D)

Delaware

Delaware Coastal Heritage Greenway Auto Tour: Rtes.13, 273, Del. 9, and 311/1, from Fox Point State Park to Cape Henlopen. (C&D)

Mason-Dixon Marker Scenic Drive: Delaware 54, Fenwick Island to state line west of Delmar (32 miles). (C&D)

Florida

Florida Panhandle Scenic Drive: U.S. 98 and Fla. 30A, from historic Pensacola to Apalachicola National Forest (200-plus miles). (C&D)

Florida Keys Overseas Highway: U.S. 1, from mile marker 126, a mile below Florida City on the mainland to Key West. (C&D)

Georgia

The Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway: Rtes.17/75, 180, and 348; beginning and ending in Helen; (38 miles). (C&D)

The Chattahoochee National Forest: Georgia 17, 441/23, 76 & 19; begin at Toccoa Falls on Rte. 17, just north of I-85 on to Dahlonega (115 miles). (C&D)

Sea Islands: Savannah to Jekyll Island with side trips. U.S.17, side trip to Harris Neck NWR at South Newport, Elonia, Rte 99, Darien, U.S. 17, Brunswick, side trip to Sea Island and Fort Frederica Natl. Mon., U.S. 17 to Rte 520 just before Jekyll Island. (81 miles) (NG-BMW)

Hawaii

Hana Highway: Hawaii 36 and 360, Maui (50 miles) (C&D)

The Big Island's Hamakua Coast Highway & Saddle Road (C&D)

Idaho

Ponderosa Pine and Sawtooth Scenic Byways: Idaho 21 and 75, Boise to Shoshone (250 miles). (C&D)

Craters of the Moon and Salmon River Run: U.S. 93 from Carey to Lost Trail Pass (230 miles). (C&D)

Salmon River Scenic Route: Stanley, Rte 75, Sunbeam Hot Springs, Rte 93, Challis, Side trip on Rte 43 to Big Hole Natl. Bfld., Rte 93, Indian Trees Campground, end in Darby. (184 miles) (NG-BMW)

Illinois

Shawnee Hills Scenic Byway: Karbers Ridge Road, 1 & 146, from Mitchellsville, Rte. 34 and Rte. 146 ending at the Smithland Locks and Dam. (C&D)

Palisades Parkway: Illinois 100, Campsville to Alton along the Illinois River to its junction with the Mississippi. (C&D)

Indiana

Ohio River Scenic Route: Indiana 56 and 156 from Aurora to Madison (60 miles). (C&D)

Lincoln Heritage Trail: Indiana Road #2 Indiana 62 from Corydon to Dale (60 miles). (C&D)

Iowa

Woodlands Scenic Byway: start with Rte. T61, about 12 miles west of Ottumwa off U.S. 34. South on T61, some gravel; to TJ7, west on Rte. 273, then south on U.S. 63, Rte. J40 to the De Moines River the Villages of Van Buren. (C&D)

Western Skies/Loess Hills Scenic Byways: "The road less traveled" begins at the Stuart exit off I-80, P28 north, Rte. 44 west, U.S. 30, east on F20L, Loess Hills Scenic Byway (Iowa 183, L-16, and L-12) to Smithland. (C&D)

Kansas

Flint Hills: Kansas 177. (C&D)

Kansas 7: Start north of Kansas City to White Cloud. (C&D)

Kentucky

The Trace: Land Between the Lakes; ride through the Elk and Bison enclosure and examine the pig iron furnaces. (LW)

Bluegrass Country: U.S. 68, from Maysville, on the Ohio River, through Lexington to Lebanon (140 miles). (C&D)

Cordell Hull Highway: Nicknamed the "roller coaster highway"; Mammoth Cave area; start at the mouth of the cave and go 52 miles on The Cordell Hull Highway in a figure "8" that includes 10 local highways. (C&D)

Kentucky Heartland: U.S. 68 from Lexington to Kentucky River Gorge, Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, to Harrodsburg. (30 miles) (NG-BMW)

SR 122 from Martin to Fords Branch. (40 miles) (XTSE)

Red River Gorge Area: Bowen, SR 613, SR 715, Coombs Mtn Parkway, Pine Ridge, SR 715, SR 77, US 460, Wellington. (50 miles) (XTSE)

Camp Wildcat: Camp Wildcat Battle Monument south of Livingston on US 25, Livingston, SR 89, McKee, SR 89, Irvine, SR 52 Beattyville. (90 miles)

Jenny Wiley State Park, Abner Mountain, and Tug Fork River: Jenny Wiley State Park, SR 3, Prestonsburg, US 23/460, Dwale, SR 80, SR 122, Melvin, SR 122, Robinson Creek, US 23, Fords Branch, Zebulon, US 119, Sidney, SR 468, Nolan, SR 292, Warfield, SR 3, Jenny Wiley State Park. (140 miles)

Pineville to Stone Mountain Park: Pineville, US 25, US 119, SR 987, Cawood, US 421, Stone Mountain Park. (50 miles)

Natural Bridge State Park/Lost Creek Loop: Natural Bridge State Park, Campton, Sr 15, Lost Creek, Gonnyman, Combs, SR 160, Hindman, SR 550, SR 476, Lost Creek, SR 15, Campton, and back to Natural Bridge State Park. (150 miles)

Louisiana

Creole Nature Trail: Start off I-10 in Sulphur and go south on Rte 27; end in Lake Charles, 180 miles. (C&D)

Old Spanish Trail: Rte. 90 (Black Bayou Drive), to Gibson and then Rte.182 out of Morgan across the Long-Allen Bridge to New Iberia and on to Lafayette. (C&D)

Maine

Rangeley Lakes Region: Maine 4 and 17, from Madrid, Rte. to Oquossooc on Rte. 17 to end in Mexico, Maine. (60 miles) (C&D)

Sunrise Coast: U.S. 1 from Ellsworth to Calais. (C&D)

Maryland

Eastern Shore: Maryland 213, from Chesapeake City to Chestertown and then south on Rte. 213, 662, 322 and 33 east into St. Michaels or stay on 33 to Tilghman Island and Black Walnut Inn. (80 miles) (C&D) (NG-BMW)

National Road: U.S. 40 and 40A, from Keysters Ridge at the Pennsylvania line to Hagerstown>

Michigan

Keweenaw Peninsula Scenic Byway: Begin at Bessemer on the Wisconsin/Michigan border on Rte. 2 to Rte. 28, then Rte. 64 to Bergland, Highway 107, Silver City, Rte. 64, M38, M26, M41 to Copper Harbor and Fort Wilkinson. (C&D)

Michigan Rte 23: Bay City on Rte 23, Standish, north on Rte. 65 along the 22-mile River Road National Forest Scenic Byway, Rte. 23, ending at Mackinaw City. (C&D)

Cherry Orchards Drive: Traverse City, Rte 31, side trip to Old Mission Light on Rte 37, Rte 31 Torch Lake, Charlevoix, Petoskey (and Petoskey Stones), Little Traverse History Museum, Rte119, Cross Village. (96 miles) (NG-BMW)

Minnesota

Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway--The Great River Road--Minnesota Highways 61 and 26: Some gravel sections but with paved detours available; Browns Valley at the western border of Minnesota to 45 miles south of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. (C&D)

River Valley Scenic Byway: Hastings, Hwy 61 to La Crescent, and Hwy 26 to the Iowa border. (136 miles) (C&D)

North Shore Lake Superior: Duluth to Grand Portage and the Canadian border. (150 miles) (NG-BMW)

Mississippi

Natchez Trace Parkway: from Nashville, Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi. (445 miles) (C&D) (NG-BMW)

Blues Alley--Mississippi Highway 61: Continue from Natchez and the Natchez trace and run south the length of western Mississippi. (300 miles) (C&D)

Missouri

Missouri 7: Waynesville to Osage Beach. Side trips on Highways 17, 19, and 21 are also good. (C&D)

U.S. 160: from 25 miles south of Springfield to Poplar Bluff (250 miles) (C&D)

Montana

Beartooth Highway: Red Lodge to Cooke City and the northeast entrance to Yellowstone. (C&D)

Going-to-the-Sun Road: Through Glacier National Park. (C&D)

Montana’s Most Lonely Road: SR 200, 200A from Great Falls to Glendive. There are some nice sweepers through the Judith Mountains and rolling hills through “Bad Lands.” Stop for gas when you can. (LW)

Nebraska

Top Road: Nebraska 20 out of Sioux City to Harrison, Wyoming. (350 miles) (C&D)

Sand Hills: Route 2 through Nebraska to Nebraska's Pine Ridge and the Rocky Mountain foothills. (350 miles) (C&D)

Nevada

The Loneliest Highway in America: Nevada's stretch of U.S. 50. (C&D)

An Even Lonelier Highway: U.S. 6 from Ely to Tonopah. (LW)

The Extraterrestrial Hwy: Nevada 375, a drive through deserted towns and past the Air Force's Area 51. Starting in Las Vegas on I-15 and US 93 to the junction with 375 for a 50-mile trip through the desert, then U.S. 6 (the even lonelier highway) to the Lunar Crater Volcanic Field. (C&D)

New Hampshire

New Hampshire 16: From Wentworth Location to the Mount Washington Auto Road. Take a side trip at Gorham onto U.S. 2. (C&D)

Kancamagus Highway: Conway to Lincoln, Rte 3 over the Franconia Notch Parkway to the northern reaches of New Hampshire for another 100 miles to Third Lake, at the Canadian border. (128 miles) (C&D)

White Mountains Scenic Drive: North on I-93 near Lincoln, Frost Place in Franconia, Rte 302, Fabyan, Mt Washinton Cog Railway and Obervatory, Crawford Notch, Glen, Rte 17, Conway Scenic R. R., Rte 112, Rocky Gorge Scenic Area, back to Lincoln. (130 miles) (NG-BMW)

New Jersey

Old Mine Road--615, 521 and 23: Delaware River Bridge turnoff to Kittatinny Point Visitors Center, Old Mine Road, Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area and Worthington State Forest, Flatbrook Creek, Rte. 615, Walpack Valley, Dingman's Bridge, 521, Rte. 23, High Point State Park. (C&D)

New Jersey 29, Delaware Valley: Trenton, Raritan Canal State Park, Washington Crossing State Park, Lambertville, River Horse Brewery, Stockton, Bull's Island Recreation area, Frenchtown. (30 miles) (C&D)

New Mexico

New Mexico 152: A motorcyclist's paradise with no RVs allowed, the Black Range mountains, San Lorenzo, the Phelps Dodge Santa Rita Copper Mine, and Silver City. (C&D)

U.S. 64: From Oklahoma to Cimarron. (400 miles) (C&D)

Gila Scenic Byway: Silver City, Rte 152, Phelps Dodge Santa Rita Copper Mine Overlook, Rte 35, side trip on Rte 15 to Gila Cliff Dwellings Natl. Mon., back down Rte 15 to 152 and Silver City and the Silver City Museum. (118 miles) (NG-BMW)

New York

New York 97 & 17: Big Apple, N.Y. 97, continue on N.Y. 17 north past Handcock. (C&D)

New York 10: From Deposit on the Delaware River north to Adirondack Park. (C&D)

The Adirondacks: Saranac Lake, Rte 3, Tupper Lake, Rte 30, Adirondack Museum, Indian Lake, Speculator. (90 miles) (NG-BMW)

North Carolina

Blue Ridge Parkway: (C&D)

U.S. 221: (C&D)

Cherohala Section of the Overhill Skyway: Rte 165 out of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, into North Carolina. (22 miles) (LW)

North Dakota

North Dakota Badlands—Rtes 83, 200A, 200, 85: U.S. 83,Washburn, Rte 200A, Missouri River, Stanton, Rte 200, Killdeer, side trip up Rte 22 past the Killdeer mountains and Killdeer Battlefield, gravel road 15 miles past the Killdeer Battlefield, Little Missouri State Park, 200, U.S. 85, Theodore Roosevelt National Park (C&D)

North Dakota Rte. 55, Rendezvous Region: Pembina, Rte. 55, Pembina Gorge, Walhalla, Neche, Leroy, Walhalla, Pembina Gorge National Park, Rte. 1, Langdon, Rte. 5, Icelandic State Park. (120 miles) (C&D)

Ohio

Ohio 555 (Tail of the Dragon); Zanesville to the Ohio River; watch for gravel on the pavement in Spring; the half north of Ohio 56 has the best curves and hills which can be treacherous to the first timer.

Ohio 56; Circleville to Athens (crosses Ohio 555 and the Hocking Hills).

Hocking Hills; Southeastern Ohio; pick any road in this area and hold on!

Covered Bridge Scenic Byway: Marietta on the Ohio River, Rte 26, and Woodsfield. This has numerous examples of covered bridge construction. (48 miles) (NG-BMW)

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Route 66: Miami, Dead Man's Corner, Foyil, Catoosa, Arkansas River, Metro Diner, Stroud, Oklahoma City, I-40, Clinton, Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. (C&D)

Oregon

Historic Columbia River Highway, Mt. Hood Loop: Start the River Highway in Troutdale and include a side trip on Rte. 35 through the Hood River Valley, Barlow Pass, U.S. 26, and Mt. Hood, ending in Portland. (C&D)

Oregon 242 and 126, McKenzie Pass–Santiam Pass Scenic Byways: Sisters, Deschutes National Forest, McKenzie Pass, Wilamette National Forest, Deadhorse Grade, Rte. 126, McKenzie River, 126 joins U.S. 20, the Cascades, Santiam Pass, Metolius River, Black Butte, back to Sisters. (C&D)

Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway: Roseburg at I-5, Rte 138, Diamond Lake, Rte 230, Prospect. (120 miles) (NG-BMW)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Rt. 30, The Lincoln Highway: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Donegal, Rte. 711, Rte. 30 Dunkle's Gulf Station, and Gettysburg. (C&D)

The Endless Mountains Road--U.S. 6: Milford, Allegheny National Forest, and the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. (C&D)

Rhode Island

Rhode Island 77: Tiverton, Rte 24, Rte. 138, Rte. 77, Emilie Rucker Wildlife Refuge, Sakonnet Vineyards, Sakonnet Point. (14 miles) (C&D)

Coastal Drive: I-95 and Route 3 to Westerly, Rte 1A, Watch Hill, Rte. 108, Galilee, Point Judith, Ocean Road north along the Narragansett Bay into Narragansett Pier, 1A, end at Wickford. Side trip to Newport is recommended.

South Carolina

Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway: Highway 11, in Gaffney, Cowpens, Caesar's Head State Park, Rte. 276 up Caesar's Mountain (twisties galore), Highway 11, Keowee River, Oconee Station, Lake Hartwell State Park. (130 miles) (C&D)

Revolutionary War Route: Camden Revolutionary War Site, Rte. 521 (exit 98 on I-20), U.S. 1, Lugoff, Rte. 34, Winnsboro, Rte. 321, Clover, Rtes 55, 161 and 185, Kings Mountain Military Park, Cowpens National Battlefield (down I-85 and west on Rte 11). (C&D)

South Dakota

Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway: Rte. 16A east into Custer State Park and left onto 87 and the14-mile Needles Highway. Take Rte. 244 to skirt the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve to Mount Rushmore.. (70 miles) (C&D)

Badlands National Park--Rt. 44: Rt. 44 from Rapid City to Interior and Rte. 240 through the Badlands National Park. (C&D)

Custer Scenic Byway: Sylvan Lake at the intersection of Rte 87 and 89, south on Rte 87, Needles Hwy, Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Prairie Dog Pullout, Visitor Center in Wind Cave National Park. (33 miles) (NG-BMW)

Tennessee

Natchez Trace: Nashville to Natchez, Mississippi. (445 miles) (C&D) (NG-BMW)

Tennessee Wilderness Road: Cumberland Gap through Tazwell to Bean Station on US 25. Pick up 11W and at Kingsport take Rte. 36 to Elizabethton and 11E and then Rte.321. Past Watauga Lake catch Rte. 67 and then Rte. 421 to the North Carolina border at Trade. (C&D)

Cherohala Section of the Overhill Skyway: Rte 165 out of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, into North Carolina. (22 miles) (LW)

Texas

The River Road: Texas El Camino del Rio starts in Study Butte and follow the Rio Grande, Terlingua, Lajitas, Madera Canyon, Santana Mesa, Chihuahuan Desert, Presidio. (C&D)

Davis Mountains Scenic Loop--Hwy 118, 166, and 17: Fort Davis, Rte 118, Rte 166, and back to Fort Davis. (C&D)

Utah

Utah 12 Scenic Byway: Panguitch, U.S. 89, Rte 12, side trip on Rte 63 to Bryce Canyon National Park; Rte 12, Kodachrome Basin State Park; Escalante Canyons; and the Hogsback, Torrey, Rte 24 to Capital Reef N.P. Visitor Center. (~130 miles) (C&D) (NG-BMW)

Ashley Forest Scenic Byway: Start at Vernal (at the end of the Flaming Gorge run) and head through desert, forests, and flaming rock. Take U.S. 191north. Grab Rte. 44 up through Flaming Gorge and include a side trip on Forest Road 218 into a canyon and back to 44and Rte. 218 to Manila. (C&D)

Vermont

Vermont 100: from Stamford (near the Massachusetts border) crossing the Green Mountains National Forest to Newport (almost on the border with Quebec). Side trip on Rte 108 to Mt. Mansfield and Smuggler's Notch. Traffic from summer through fall. (~200 miles) (C&D)

The American Autobahns, I-89 and I-91: Fast Super Slab Utopia, south to north through the Green Mountains and along Lake Champlain on the way to Montreal. (C&D)

Virginia

Allegheny Twisties: U.S. 250, from Richmond through Staunton, where the road gets snaky, over the Allegheny Mountains into West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest. (C&D)

Blue Ridge Parkway: (C&D) (RD)

Skyline Drive: (RD)

Appomattox, VA, to Parkersburg, WV: See West Virginia listings!!

Harrisonburg, Virginia, on I-81 to Charleston, WV, by the Highland Scenic Highway: US33 into the George Washington National Forest; to Franklin and south on US220; in Monterey take US 250 west to Durbin and catch a left onto Back Mountain Road just on the other side of town; on Back Mountain Road proceed through the Monongahela National Forest to Cass (tourist attraction is the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park); depart from Cass on WV66 west; turn left on US219 and then right onto the Highland Scenic Highway through the Monongahela National Forest; then WV39 further on the Highland Scenic Highway to Richwood; continue on WV39 past 19 in Summersville; from WV39 take WV 16 and then WV 85 to Charleston. (MOA)

Washington

Washington 20: From U.S. 101 on the Olympic Peninsula to the state's eastern border at Newport.

Washington Olympic Peninsula Loop, Rte 101 and 109: (C&D) (RD)

Coastal Route 112: A 62-mile side trip off of the Washington Olympic Peninsula Loop. (RD)

North Cascades Loop: Start at the intersection of I-5 and Rte. 20 and head east picking up Rte. 153 south of Twisp. 153 south to Rte. 97A and 97 west to Rte. 2 and back to I-5 and down to Rte. 525 and back north to 20 and back to I-5 where you started. (~400 miles) (RD)

West Virginia

The Midland Trail--US 60: White Sulfur Springs to Charleston via The Hawk’s Nest. (LW)

West Virginia 16: (C&D)

West Virginia 250: Charlottesville, Virginia to Wheeling, West Virginia. (C&D)

Charleston, WV, to Appomattox, VA: 4E, 15S, 219S, 39E, 252N, 606E, 11N, 56E, 60S, 24S. (LW)

Parkersburg, WV, to Appomattox, VA: As above but start in Parkersburg going 16S to 4E. (LW) (C&D) (Note: Best Ride-About east of the Mississippi. Campgrounds, The Home Stead, abundant rivers and falls, low traffic, generally good pavement, hot springs, non stop twisties, and some of the best mountain scenery in the Appalachians!!! Plan on taking a whole day to make this trip.)

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Rt. 13: From Ashland to Superior. (C&D)

Wisconsin Door Peninsula: Rt. 57 out of Green Bay and back to Green Bay and to Rte. 42 at Sisters Bay. Then take Rte 42 on to Point Beach State Forest. (C&D)

Wyoming

Wyoming US 16: Start at Newcastle to outside Moorcroft and 1-90 west for 23 miles and then back onto U.S. 16 at Gillette to Worland. (C&D)

Chief Joseph Scenic Byway: Go north out of Cody to the Beartooth Highway. A right takes you to the Beartooth pass and then to Red Lodge. A left takes you to Cooke City and the northeast entrance of Yellowstone. (C&D)

Flaming Gorge: Green River to Vernal, Utah. Take a camera. Great places to camp are located south of the gorge and in the mountains. (LW)

Centennial Scenic Byway: Dubois, Natl. Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center, Rte 26/287, Moran Jct., Rte 26, Snake River Overlook, Moose Visitor Center, Natl. Wildlife Art Museum, Jackson Hoback Junction, Rte 189/191, Pinedale, Museum of the Mountain Man. (162 miles) (NG-BMW)

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