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🇺🇸 The best driving roads in United States

79 hand-picked driving roads in United States, every one mapped from real geometry and fact-checked, including 13 world icons.

The East

Tail of the Dragon

US 129USA – East

13 mi · 32 min

Blue Ridge Parkway Linn Cove

USA – East

8 mi · 16 min

Cherohala Skyway

NC 143TN 165USA – East

51 mi · 1 h 37 min

Mount Washington Auto Road

USA – East

6 mi · 13 min

Skyline Drive

USA – East

31 mi · 58 min

Kancamagus Highway

NH 112USA – East

35 mi · 1 h 6 min

Devil's Whip (NC 80)

NC 80USA – East

18 mi · 43 min

Newfound Gap Road

US 441USA – East

33 mi · 1 h 6 min

Back of the Dragon (VA 16)

VA 16USA – East

32 mi · 1 h 11 min

Hawk's Nest Highway

NY 97USA – East

16 mi · 33 min

Park Loop Road (Acadia)

USA – East

6 mi · 10 min

Smugglers' Notch (VT 108)

VT 108USA – East

17 mi · 40 min

Talimena Scenic Drive

OK 1AR 88USA – East

53 mi · 1 h 40 min

Mount Mitchell Summit Road

NC 128USA – East

2 mi · 3 min

The Snake (US 421)

US 421USA – East

23 mi · 50 min

Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway

NY 431USA – East

8 mi · 15 min

NC 215, Balsam Grove

NC 215USA – East

17 mi · 37 min

Natchez Trace Parkway (Tennessee)

USA – East

4 mi · 7 min

Mohawk Trail (Route 2)

MA 2USA – East

24 mi · 47 min

Vermont Route 100, Granville Gulf

VT 100USA – East

14 mi · 28 min

Moonshiner 28 (NC 28)

NC 28USA – East

73 mi · 2 h 34 min

Brasstown Bald Spur (GA 180 Spur)

GA 180 SpurUSA – East

2 mi · 5 min

Foothills Parkway (Western Section)

USA – East

14 mi · 26 min

Mount Equinox Skyline Drive

USA – East

3 mi · 6 min

The Diamondback (NC 226A)

NC 226AUSA – East

5 mi · 13 min

Storm King Highway (NY 218)

NY 218USA – East

12 mi · 25 min

Mount Greylock (Rockwell Road)

USA – East

5 mi · 11 min

Rangeley Lakes / Height of Land (ME 17)

ME 17USA – East

22 mi · 43 min

Highland Scenic Highway (WV 150)

WV 150USA – East

16 mi · 31 min

Grafton Notch (ME 26)

ME 26USA – East

22 mi · 40 min

The West

Going-to-the-Sun Road

USA – West

50 mi · 1 h 45 min

Beartooth Highway

US 212USA – West

64 mi · 2 h 14 min

Million Dollar Highway

US 550USA – West

23 mi · 50 min

Pikes Peak Highway

USA – West

11 mi · 27 min

Trail Ridge Road

US 34USA – West

47 mi · 1 h 34 min

Mount Evans Road

CO 5USA – West

14 mi · 31 min

Pacific Coast Highway, Big Sur

CA 1SR 1USA – West

23 mi · 47 min

Tioga Pass

CA 120SR 120USA – West

58 mi · 1 h 57 min

Independence Pass

CO 82USA – West

37 mi · 1 h 22 min

Road to Hana

HI 360SR 360USA – West

43 mi · 1 h 29 min

Sonora Pass

CA 108SR 108USA – West

49 mi · 1 h 48 min

Angeles Crest Highway

CA 2SR 2USA – West

57 mi · 1 h 53 min

Crater Lake Rim Drive

USA – West

16 mi · 31 min

Historic Columbia River Highway

US 30 HistoricUSA – West

12 mi · 25 min

Olympic 101 Lake Crescent

US 101USA – West

27 mi · 51 min

Scenic Byway 12 Hogback

UT 12USA – West

28 mi · 1 h 1 min

Chinook Pass (Mather Memorial Parkway)

WA 410USA – West

9 mi · 20 min

Zion–Mount Carmel Highway

UT 9SR 9USA – West

20 mi · 42 min

Avenue of the Giants

CA 254USA – West

27 mi · 51 min

Kings Canyon Scenic Byway

CA 180USA – West

27 mi · 59 min

Lolo Pass

US 12USA – West

21 mi · 43 min

North Cascades Highway

WA 20USA – West

73 mi · 2 h 27 min

Mount Baker Highway

WA 542USA – West

23 mi · 46 min

Catalina Highway (Mount Lemmon)

USA – West

29 mi · 1 h 1 min

Coronado Trail

US 191USA – West

22 mi · 55 min

Ebbetts Pass

CA 4SR 4USA – West

21 mi · 45 min

Glacier Point Road

USA – West

16 mi · 30 min

McKenzie Pass

OR 242USA – West

22 mi · 45 min

Needles Highway

SD 87USA – West

8 mi · 19 min

Teton Pass

WY 22USA – West

7 mi · 15 min

Cascade Lakes Highway

OR 372CR 46USA – West

52 mi · 1 h 39 min

Chief Joseph Scenic Byway

WY 296USA – West

36 mi · 1 h 12 min

Iron Mountain Road

US 16AUSA – West

23 mi · 48 min

Apache Trail

AZ 88USA – West

44 mi · 1 h 42 min

Lassen Park Highway

CA 89USA – West

19 mi · 38 min

Logan Canyon Scenic Byway

US 89USA – West

37 mi · 1 h 14 min

Moki Dugway

UT 261USA – West

18 mi · 42 min

Slumgullion Pass

CO 149USA – West

15 mi · 32 min

Rim of the World Highway

CA 18USA – West

31 mi · 1 h 1 min

Chuckanut Drive

WA 11USA – West

11 mi · 23 min

Hells Canyon Scenic Byway (Forest Road 39)

NF 39USA – West

48 mi · 1 h 40 min

Sandia Crest Road

NM 536USA – West

8 mi · 16 min

Stevens Canyon Road

USA – West

19 mi · 40 min

Sawtooth Scenic Byway

75USA – West

61 mi · 2 h 2 min

Burr Trail

USA – West

33 mi · 1 h 13 min

Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway

UT 148USA – West

10 mi · 18 min

Whitney Portal Road

USA – West

12 mi · 25 min

Mount Hamilton Road

CA 130USA – West

19 mi · 42 min

Lamoille Canyon Road

NF 660USA – West

13 mi · 24 min