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Las Vegas to Idaho The stark landscape of the northern Mojave, quiet ranch towns, the scented scrub and snowy peaks of the Great Basin, the impressive Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls.![acadia_nat_l_park]()
Maine Way Up North Long ago superseded by more direct and efficient roads, this section of Maine asphalt is almost an afterthought, particularly if you stick to U.S. 1A, which bypasses the largest population center along the way, Presque Isle.![20100517144347]()
Old South to New South On a typical day along the Natchez Trace Parkway, you'll barely encounter a soul. Just thick forests, open fields and, in spring, plenty of blossoming things.![US12]()
River to River in the Northwest Hop on U.S. 12 at the Columbia River, where it hooks a left up and away from the state line with Oregon; the highway winds through farmlands and vineyards and into the appealing city of Walla Walla, still connected to the outside world only by two-lane highways.![HUALAIAP1600]()
The River Road in West Texas Running almost entirely through state park lands in the Big Bend region of West Texas, this winding and scenic road follows a particularly pretty stretch of the Rio Grande, marking a particularly empty – and largely unguarded, let alone marked – stretch of the United States-Mexico border.![OaeMlpHjgEGuRAhBMvIH0Q]()
West of the Divide in the Dakotas Too many people approach The Dakotas from east or west, treating it as something to get through on their way to elsewhere. Stick around and explore the remote western side of both North and South with a route that leads you through some of the most appealing scenery between the Appalachians and the Rockies.![800px_Lakeontariostateparkway]()
The Other New York Lake Ontario Parkway, stands today, largely empty at any given time, a wide open pathway that's unbeatable on a sunny summer day as a way to experience the mellow beauty – forests, meadows, orchards and vineyards – of the part of New York that belongs to the Great Lakes region.![road_ca]()
Leaving San Diego Southern California has a reputation for sprawl, but if you head just ten miles east on Highway 94 out of downtown San Diego, the suburbs quickly give way to splendid scenery, rugged peaks, green valleys and tiny towns that show no sign of being aware that we're in the 21st century now.America's best short distance road trips
Here are eight amazing shorter road trips that showcase some of the best scenery and wide-open spaces that the US has to offer.
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- America's best short distance road trips
