For those of you who were unable to escape the short winter days to Quartzsite, Arizona - HANG TIGHT, spring will be here before you know it! Have you been day dream about your next RV Road Trip?
What better way to honor the 100th anniversary of the RV than by selecting the 100 most scenic drives in America? The following list covers each of the 50 states – from the Blue Ridge to the White Mountains, from Beartooth Highway to Sawtooth Drive, and from Death Valley to Going-to-the-Sun Road. And wouldn't you know it, some of them are near Paul Evert's RV Country:
1. Big Sur Coast Highway (Hwy 1, California)
2. San Juan Skyway (Hwy 550/145/62, Colorado)
3. Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia/North Carolina)
4. Columbia River Highway (Hwy 84, Oregon)
5. Beartooth Highway (Hwy 212, Wyoming/Montana)
6. Monument Valley (Hwy 163, Arizona/Utah)
7. Salmon River Scenic Route (Hwy 75/93, Idaho)
8. Natchez Trace Parkway (Tennessee/Alabama/Mississippi)
9. Going-to-the-Sun Road (Glacier National Park, Montana)
10. Avenue of the Giants (Hwy 254, California)
11. Acadia Loop Road (Acadia National Park, Maine)
12. A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway (Hwy 12, Utah)
13. Crater Lake Rim Drive (Crater Lake National Park, Oregon)
14. Vermont 100 (Hwy 100, Vermont)
15. Custer Scenic Byway (Hwy 87, South Dakota)
16. Skyline Drive (Shenandoah National Park, Virginia)
17. Historic Route 66 (Seligman to Kingman, Arizona)
18. Teton Park Drive (Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming)
19. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Hwy 158/12, North Carolina)
20. Tioga Pass (Yosemite National Park, California)
21. Peak to Peak Scenic Byway (Hwy 119/72/7, Colorado)
22. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway (Hwy 67, Arizona)
23. George Parks Highway (Hwy 3, Alaska)
24. North Shore Oahu/Kamehameha Highway (Hwy 83, Hawaii)
25. Pacific Coast Scenic Byway (Hwy 101, Oregon)
26. Trail Ridge Road (Hwy 34, Colorado)
27. Oak Creek Canyon Drive (Hwy 89A, Arizona)
28. California 1 North (Hwy 1, California)
29. Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway (Hwy 24/91, Colorado)
30. Lakes to Locks Passage (Hwy 4/27/9N/9, New York)
31. Sawtooth Drive (Hwy 21/75, Idaho)
32. Zion National Park Scenic Byway (Utah)
33. Overseas Highway (U.S. 1, Florida Keys)
34. El Camino del Rio (Hwy 170, Texas)
35. North Shore Scenic Drive (Hwy 61, Minnesota)
36. High Road to Taos (Hwy 76/75/518, New Mexico)
37. Catskill Mountains (Hwy 28, New York)
38. Maine’s Big Sur (U.S. 1/Hwy 186/187/189/190, Maine)
39. Badlands Drive (Hwy 240, South Dakota)
40. Mather Memorial Parkway (Hwy 410, Washington)
41. Hells Canyon Byway (Hwy 39/82, Oregon)
42. Bicentennial Highway (Hwy 95, Utah)
43. Rim of the World Scenic Byway (Hwy 138/18/38, California)
44. Seward Highway (Hwy 1/9, Alaska)
45. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway (Hwy 12/13, Idaho)
46. Moapa Valley Drive (Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada)
47. Lake Tahoe Loop (Hwy 50/28/89, California)
48. Newport Loop and Ocean Drive (Rhode Island)
49. Cherry Orchards Drive (Hwy 119/31, Michigan)
50. The Adirondacks (Hwy 30/28/3, New York)
51. Dunes Drive (White Sands National Monument, New Mexico)
52. Snowy Range Road (Hwy 130, Wyoming)
53. North Cascades Highway (Hwy 20, Washington)
54. Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway (Hwy 234/62/230/138, Oregon)
55. Black Hills Drive (Hwy 385, South Dakota)
56. White Mountains Scenic Drive (Hwy 16, New Hampshire)
57. Highland Scenic Byway (Hwy 55/150, West Virginia)
58. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway (Hwy 26, Nebraska)
59. Harrison to Hot Springs (Hwy 7, Arkansas)
60. Globe to Show Low (Hwy 77/60, Arizona)
61. Kings Canyon Scenic Byway (Hwy 180, California)
62. Mohawk Trail Drive (Hwy 2, Massachusetts)
63. Talladega Scenic Byway (Hwy 281, Alabama)
64. Kancamagus Highway (Hwy 112, New Hampshire)
65. Centennial Scenic Byway (Hwy 26/287, Wyoming)
66. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway (Hwy 112, Washington)
67. Colorado River Scenic Byway (Hwy 128, Utah)
68. Cherohala Skyway (Hwy 165/143, Tennessee/North Carolina)
69. Land Between the Lakes Trace (Kentucky, Tennessee)
70. Creole Nature Trail (Hwy 27/384/385, Louisiana)
71. Billy the Kid Trail (Hwy 48/70/380, New Mexico)
72. Silverado Trail (Napa County, California)
73. Missouri Ozarks Drive (Hwy 19, Missouri)
74. Kentucky Heartland Drive (Hwy 68, Kentucky)
75. Loess Hills Scenic Byway (Hwy 183/37/175, Iowa)
76. Death Valley Scenic Byway (Hwy 190, California)
77. Glenn Highway (Hwy 1, Alaska)
78. Champlain Islands (Hwy 2, Vermont)
79. Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway (Hwy 385/50/350, Colorado)
80. Grand Army of the Republic Highway (Hwy 6, Pennsylvania)
81. Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway (Hwy 17/180/348/75A, Georgia)
82. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (Hwy 11, South Carolina)
83. Great River Road (Hwy 35, Wisconsin)
84. Sakakawea Trail (Hwy 200/200A, North Dakota)
85. Ohio River Scenic Byway (Hwy 7/52, Ohio)
86. Midland Trail (Hwy 60, West Virginia)
87. Payette River Scenic Byway (Hwy 55, Idaho)
88. Panhandle Scenic Drive (Hwy 98/30A, Florida)
89. Turquoise Trail (Hwy 14, New Mexico)
90. Amish Country Drive (Hwy 772, Pennsylvania)
91. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway (Hwy 213/20/45, Maryland)
92. Delaware Valley Drive (Hwy 29, New Jersey)
93. Lincoln Hills Scenic Drive (Hwy 62, Indiana)
94. Flint Hills Scenic Byway (Hwy 57/177, Kansas)
95. 17-Mile Drive (Monterey Peninsula, California)
96. Connecticut State Route 169 (Hwy 169, Connecticut)
97. Talimena Scenic Byway (Hwy 1, Oklahoma)
98. Mouth of the Delaware Drive (Hwy 8/9, Delaware)
99. Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, IL)
100. The Loneliest Road in America (U.S. 50, Nevada)
We love this list! We have traveled 39 of the 100 highways listed here and we are looking forward to seeing as many of the 100 as possible. Of course, We have traveled more highways than are listed here. We have done it all in our 2004 Winnebago Adventurer (35U) we bought from Paul Evert in Fresno.
ReplyDeleteC. Baker & N. Barnes
Tulare, CA
WOW - You guys are out there doing it! That's so fantastic! Keep having fun and thanks for taking the time to comment!
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