20 Roads You Should Drive In Your Lifetime

I may never get the chance to drive some of these highways and take in their amazing veiws. But I was wondering if any of you have had the opportunity to travel on one or two of the featured suggested drives. Or perhaps you have your own suggestion for a "Must Drive" that you would like to share. Of course pics are always welcome if you have them.

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I've been around the Cabot Trail a couple of times, driven parts of it, it's beautiful. Up hills, down hills, plenty of curves and turns and spectacular ocean and forest veiws, take the time to enjoy the look offs. If you ever come to Nova Scotia it is definitely a Must Drive.

 

The only one of those I've been on is the Road to Hana in Hawaii. I was too busy watching the road to really enjoy the scenery..........

 

I've driven I-70 in Utah, but not in winter. The western terminus of I-70 is where it meets I-15 in southern Utah, and from that point east to the Colorado line (and beyond), it's a beautiful drive regardless of the time of year.

 

i've driven the blue ridge pkwy and have been atv riding in the valley of fire . both were incredible

 

if you have ever heard of "BIG MUSKIE" the road off the highway is a ton of fun ,just like a roller coaster ride in your car

 

Remember Johnny Cash's "I've been everywhere" because no matter where you drive in this world, you always find some of the most colossally beautiful scenery, no matter where you go. I've driven US93 from Southern Idaho down through the Nevada High desert with gorgeous views of the sun rising and illuminating the Sierra Nevadas; I've rode a bus from Pattaya Beach to Bangkok, Thailand and another bus from Subic Bay across the mountains to Bataan Peninsula, Republic of the Philippines; drove with friends through the center of Minnesota when Fall was beginning to, well, fall, so I got to see the change of the leaves while chasing trains; and rode through the Winter Wonderland that is Wyoming during a whiteout blizzard, looking behind the car to tell Dad if headlights were approaching us. All you need is to be prepared to drive long distances, pay lots for gas, eats and lodging, and just thoroughly enjoy yourself.

 

I've done that one back in the 80's, travelling from So Cal up to Ketchum, Idaho.

 

The link didn't take me to a list of roads. :confused:

But I also have driven the Blue Ridge Parkway and like 59 said, it is beautiful. I'm also sure that the classic Highway 1 on the California coast was on the list.
I was stationed in Monterey California for a couple years, and highway 1 was always breathtaking, no matter what time of day it was, whether it was sunny and clear, or foggy and rainy. Someday I want to get back out there to drive it again, only this time in the wagon!

 

It brought me to picture 21 of 21. When I clicked the arrows at the bottom right corner of the pic, it started scrolling through pictures 1 through 21.

I got to travel to Utah on a business trip earlier this year, and enjoyed the scenery of I-70. Living in the SouthEast, I've been on sections of the Blue Ridge Pkwy many times. That would be it for me. Would love to check out some of the other roads listed.

 

Done the Blue ridge ...recommend Route 9 in Maine called the airline route,99 miles of wide twists turns and hills.

Great road , rough in the snow, but a lot of fun at night in a good handling car.

 

Thanks Fannie. I see that there is no way we are gonna travel most of those highways. But even though we've never been "everywhere man" we did a lot of camping and wandering around on our old Harley, in cars, especially our 55 Chevy 2-door and 55 wagon, in both a full sized Chevy and Dodge van, many RV's and a class A motorhome.
Most of the places we went are not on that list but I'm sure many are just as scenic and beautuful. We travelled the original Rt 66 from central Illinois out west then up to Oregon and back home a few years later. I have no idea what other routes mom traveled but I remember real Indians, before Native Americans were born, cowboys, deserts, and everything else the west has to offer. We've travelled parts of old rt 66 since and I'd love to go back out west on as much of it as possible. Lived 50 miles from it in Illinois so parts were our normal routes till I-55 replaced it.
On our Harley we mostly slept in a tiny pup tent. We traveled the Blue Ridge Parkway from Cherokee to the beginning of Skyline Drive twice. Plus once on the bike and twice in other vehicles we continued to the end of Skyline Drive at Front Royal, Va then over and down the east coast. The side trips off the Blue ridge were sometimes even more exciting. There were times in the Chevy van we spent all day on a narrow lane never meeting another car. Drove over and around boulders that would make Eagle Freek grin. We'd have to go back around a mountain to find our campsite that evening.
Also a fun trip is the famous "Tail of the Dragon." Of course we've been down Florida's Keys highway several times.
Not on the list but I thought it was scenic is the narrow highway along the Snake River, rt 26-89 out of Alpine, Wy. There are so many pretty scenic roads almost everywhere. All are just waiting for families in station wagons to travel down them.

A very short yet scenic ride, popular with motorcyclists, is the Ormond Loop, just north of Daytona. It passes a State Park with camping if interested. This little bit of the old Florida is slowly being crowded out by subdivisions and modernization.

 

Thanks Fannie. There are some really spectacular roads on there. The only one I've ever done, as well, is the Blue Ridge Parkway. You certainly don't want to be in a hurry when you're traveling on that road, because the road side vistas are so gorgeous, you tend to be pulling over to look, more than proceeding with your trip.

 

We're planning to drive Skyline Drive in Virginia at the end of October on our Washington DC/Virginia Wagonfest family vacation. Will take lots of pics!

Love scenic drives!!

-Mike

 

There's a nice scenic cave which they give tours right at the end of the drive at Front Royal. Also a State park that used to be a game preserve so lots of wild critters.
We were lucky on two counts with our Chevy van and son. There were no other tourists to go on the cave tour and they had a minimum to go. I guess the female guide thought I was cute. She took us on a private long tour.
Also the new State Park was not officially opened till Saturday. It was Friday and they let us camp overnight in our van free. They only had tent sites at the time and we had to call for a reservation even though we camped in the parking lot.