Altitude Adventures

The below ranking shows the top 150 day trips and road trips that Americans would most like to experience with family and friends to escape the heat this summer.

RankingRoadtripState
11 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, Cambridge to Philadelphia Maryland
12 San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway, Durango to Telluride Colorado
13 Adirondack Mountains, Lake George to Lake Placid New York
14 High Road to Taos, Santa Fe to Taos New Mexico
15 Highland Scenic Highway, Richwood to Marlinton West Virginia
16 Scenic 30A, Destin to Rosemary Beach Florida
17 Mystic to Stonington Scenic Drive, Mystic to Stonington Connecticut
18 North Cascades Highway, Sedro-Woolley to Winthrop Washington
19 Amish Country Byway, Berlin to Berlin Ohio
20 Connecticut River Valley Drive, Hartford to Old Saybrook Connecticut
21 Ocean Drive, Newport Rhode Island
22 Alpine Loop Scenic Byway, American Fork to Provo Utah
23 Natchez Trace Parkway, Natchez to Tupelo Mississippi
24 Ashley River Road, Pierpont to Summerville South Carolina
25 Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway, Grand Island to Alliance Nebraska
26 Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt Redwoods State Park California
27 Highway 61, Duluth to Grand Portage Minnesota
28 Highway 395, Bishop to Lake Tahoe California
29 Covered Bridges Scenic Byway, Winterset to Winterset Iowa
30 Heritage Highway, Brownville to Edison Nebraska
31 Davis Mountains Scenic Loop, Fort Davis to Fort Davis Texas
32 Salmon River Scenic Byway, Lost Trial Pass to Stanley Idaho
33 Denali Highway, Paxson to Cantwell Alaska
34 The Three Sisters Scenic Loop, Fredericksburg to Fredericksburg Texas
35 Creole Nature Trail, Sulphur to Cameron Louisiana
36 Historic Route 66, Chicago to Springfield Illinois
37 Sawtooth Scenic Byway, Shoshone to Stanley Idaho
38 Hana Highway, Kahului to Hana Hawaii
39 Hudson Valley Scenic Drive, Tarrytown to Hudson New York
40 Lake Tahoe Loop, Lake Tahoe Nevada
41 Ohio River Scenic Byway, East Liverpool to Cincinnati Ohio
42 Bayou Teche National Scenic Byway, Breaux Bridge to Morgan City Louisiana
43 Outer Banks Scenic Byway, Nags Head to Ocracoke North Carolina
44 Seward Highway to Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage to Seward Alaska
45 Finger Lakes Wine Country, Ithaca to Canandaigua New York
46 Historic National Road, Baltimore to Cumberland Maryland
47 Sedona to Flagstaff via Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona to Flagstaff Arizona
48 Big Bend National Park, Marathon to Marathon Texas
49 Colonial Parkway, Yorktown to Jamestown Virginia
50 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee to Gatlinburg North Carolina
51 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg to Townsend Tennessee
52 Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), San Francisco to Mendocino California
53 Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, Solon to Canadian border Maine
54 Peak to Peak Scenic Byway, Estes Park to Black Hawk Colorado
55 Waimea Canyon Drive, Waimea to Kokee State Park Hawaii
56 Bankhead National Forest and Sipsey Wilderness Area, Moulton to Double Springs Alabama
57 Blackstone Valley Scenic Byway, Pawtucket to Uxbridge Rhode Island
58 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville to Boone North Carolina
59 Great River Road, New Orleans to Baton Rouge Louisiana
60 Land Between the Lakes Scenic Drive, Grand Rivers to Dover Kentucky
61 Scenic Byway 12, Panguitch to Torrey Utah
62 Badlands Loop State Scenic Byway, Wall to Wall South Dakota
63 Cape Cod Scenic Drive, Sandwich to Provincetown Massachusetts
64 Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Montague to Columbia New Jersey
65 Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway, Medicine Lodge to Coldwater Kansas
66 M-22 Scenic Drive, Manistee to Traverse City Michigan
67 Beartooth Highway, Red Lodge to Cooke City Montana
68 Coastal Heritage Scenic Byway, New Castle to Dover Delaware
69 Extraterrestrial Highway, Crystal Springs to Warm Springs Nevada
70 Garden State Parkway, Newark to Cape May New Jersey
71 Indiana Dunes National Park, Michigan City to Gary Indiana
72 Olympic Peninsula Loop, Seattle to Seattle Washington
73 Scenic 7 Byway, Bull Shoals Lake to Harrison Arkansas
74 Southern Highroads Trail, Clayton to Dillard Georgia
75 Trail Ridge Road, Estes Park to Grand Lake Colorado
76 Upper Peninsula Waterfalls Tour, Munising to Newberry Michigan
77 Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Zion National Park to Mount Carmel Junction Utah
78 Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway, Wise River to Dillon Montana
79 Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, Madrid to West Central Franklin Maine
80 Snowy Range Scenic Byway, Laramie to Saratoga Wyoming
81 Blue Ridge Parkway, Waynesboro to North Carolina state line Virginia
82 Door County Coastal Byway, Sturgeon Bay to Door County Wisconsin
83 Mad River Valley Loop, Waitsfield to Waitsfield Vermont
84 Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, Hocking Hills State Park Ohio
85 Kancamagus Highway, Lincoln to Conway New Hampshire
86 Lakes Region Loop, Laconia to Laconia New Hampshire
87 Mount Washington Auto Road, Mount Washington New Hampshire
88 Palisades Interstate Parkway, Fort Lee to Bear Mountain New Jersey
89 Route 66, St. Louis to Joplin Missouri
90 Tamiami Trail, Miami to Naples Florida
91 Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area to Stafford Kansas
92 Beartooth Highway, Red Lodge to Cooke City Wyoming
93 Blues Highway (US-61), Memphis to Vicksburg Mississippi
94 Cherokee Hills Scenic Byway, Sequoyah County to West Siloam Springs Oklahoma
95 Coal Heritage Trail, Bluefield to Beckley West Virginia
96 Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, Taos to Eagle Nest New Mexico
97 Great River Road, Hannibal to Cape Girardeau Missouri
98 Mohawk Trail, Williamstown to Athol Massachusetts
99 Mount Baker Highway, Bellingham to Mount Baker Ski Area Washington
100 Ohio River Scenic Byway, Lawrenceburg to New Albany Indiana
101 Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Eminence to Eminence Missouri
102 Route 100, Stamford to Newport Vermont
103 Route 6, Milford to Erie Pennsylvania
104 Route 66, Miami to Oklahoma City Oklahoma
105 Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway, Lake Ashtabula to Lisbon North Dakota
106 Skyline Drive, Front Royal to Waynesboro Virginia
107 Tunnel of Trees Scenic Heritage Route, Harbor Springs to Cross Village Michigan
108 Mount Greylock Scenic Byway, Lanesborough to North Adams Massachusetts
109 Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, Gaffney to Lake Hartwell South Carolina
110 Flint Hills Scenic Byway, Council Grove to Cassoday Kansas
111 Great River Road, Galena to Cairo Illinois
112 Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive, Whitewater to Elkhart Lake Wisconsin
113 Mogollon Rim Scenic Drive, Payson to Show Low Arizona
114 Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway, Clarksville to Ozark National Forest Arkansas
115 Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, Stanton to Stanton Kentucky
116 Seneca Rocks to Spruce Knob, Seneca Rocks to Spruce Knob West Virginia
117 Talimena Scenic Drive, Talihina to Mena Oklahoma
118 Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway, Albuquerque to Santa Fe New Mexico
119 Brown County State Park, Nashville to Brown County Indiana
120 Champlain Islands Scenic Byway, Colchester to Alburgh Vermont
121 Cherohala Skyway, Tellico Plains to Robbinsville Tennessee
122 Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, Chesapeake City to Crisfield Maryland
123 Enchanted Highway, Gladstone to Regent North Dakota
124 Great River Road, Hastings to La Crescent Minnesota
125 Illinois River Road, Ottawa to Havana Illinois
126 Lewis and Clark Scenic Byway, South Sioux City to Blair Nebraska
127 Lincoln Highway, Gettysburg to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
128 Loess Hills Scenic Byway, Council Bluffs to Akron Iowa
129 Mount Charleston Scenic Byway, Las Vegas to Mount Charleston Nevada
130 Pacific Coast Scenic Byway, Astoria to Brookings Oregon
131 Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, Custer to Custer South Dakota
132 Route 1A, Narragansett to Westerly Rhode Island
133 Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway, Helen to Blairsville Georgia
134 The Lookout Mountain Parkway, Gadsden to Chattanooga Alabama
135 Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway, Shoshoni to Thermopolis Wyoming
136 Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, Wilmington to Delaware state line Delaware
137 Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier to St. Mary Montana
138 Great River Road, Dubuque to Keokuk Iowa
139 Great River Road, Prescott to Potosi Wisconsin
140 Great River Road, Tunica to Vicksburg Mississippi
141 Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway, Seward to Elliottsville Pennsylvania
142 McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway, Sisters to McKenzie Bridge Oregon
143 Pig Trail Scenic Byway, Ozark to Brashears Arkansas
144 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora to Medora North Dakota
145 The Talladega Scenic Drive, Talladega National Forest Alabama
146 Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, Grand Marais to Gull Lake Minnesota
147 Litchfield Hills Loop, Torrington to Torrington Connecticut
148 Red Clay Scenic Byway, Red Clay Valley Delaware
149 Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, Spearfish to Cheyenne Crossing South Dakota
150 Teton Scenic Byway, Swan Valley to Ashton Idaho