Rustic Routes

The below table shows the top hidden gem road trip in each state across America.

RankingRoute NameStart LocationState
1 Olympic Peninsula Rainforest Circuit Port Angeles Washington
2 Big Island South Loop Hilo Hawaii
3 Blue Ridge Parkway Mountain Loop Asheville North Carolina
4 San Juan Skyway Scenic Loop Durango Colorado
5 Black Hills Scenic Loop Rapid City South Dakota
6 Pennsylvania Dutch Country Circuit Lancaster Pennsylvania
7 Shenandoah Valley Scenic Loop Staunton Virginia
8 Hells Canyon Scenic Byway La Grande Oregon
9 Maui Upcountry & North Coast Drive Kahului Hawaii
10 Central Nevada Loneliest Road Loop Fallon Nevada
11 Champlain Valley & Farm Country Loop Shelburne Vermont
12 Great Smoky Foothills Circuit Maryville Tennessee
13 Inner Banks Waterway Circuit New Bern North Carolina
14 Lakes Region Shoreline Tour Meredith New Hampshire
15 Lost Coast Adventure Loop Ferndale California
16 Cumberland Plateau & Waterfall Loop Cookeville Tennessee
17 Laurel Highlands Scenic Loop Ligonier Pennsylvania
18 River Road Plantation Trail Baton Rouge Louisiana
19 Tidewater History & River Drive Williamsburg Virginia
20 Western Nevada Lakes & Canyons Circuit Reno Nevada
21 Central Coast Backroads Loop San Luis Obispo California
22 Finger Lakes Wine & Waterfall Drive Geneva New York
23 Historic Route 66 Detour Joliet Illinois
24 Lake Okeechobee Scenic Rim Belle Glade Florida
25 Amish Country & Rolling Hills Drive Wooster Ohio
26 Eastern Panhandle & Potomac Highlands Tour Berkeley Springs West Virginia
27 Eastern Sierra Explorer Bishop California
28 Forgotten Coast Loop Apalachicola Florida
29 Inland Waterway & Forest Trail Petoskey Michigan
30 Land Between the Lakes Loop Hopkinsville Kentucky
31 Oʻahu Circle Island Journey Honolulu Hawaii
32 Pawnee Buttes & Plains Circuit Greeley Colorado
33 West Texas Desert & Mountain Loop Alpine Texas
34 Chesapeake Bay & Eastern Shore Circuit Annapolis Maryland
35 Mogollon Rim Road Trip Payson Arizona
36 Northern AZ Canyonlands Route Flagstaff Arizona
37 Northern Prairie & Wildlife Circuit Grand Forks North Dakota
38 Red Rock & Plains Heritage Route Enid Oklahoma
39 Richardson Highway Scenic Loop Fairbanks Alaska
40 South County Coastal Loop Narragansett Rhode Island
41 Upper Peninsula Wilderness Loop Marquette Michigan
42 Western Maryland Mountains & Valleys Loop Frederick Maryland
43 Amish Country & Lake Drive Elkhart Indiana
44 Appalachian Highlands Scenic Drive Hazard Kentucky
45 Blackstone Valley Heritage Route Pawtucket Rhode Island
46 Central Cascades Forest Loop Bend Oregon
47 Driftless Region Scenic Loop La Crosse Wisconsin
48 Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway Taos New Mexico
49 Haines to Chilkoot Lake & Backcountry Loop Haines Alaska
50 Lake Erie Coastal Tour Sandusky Ohio
51 Litchfield Hills Scenic Loop Torrington Connecticut
52 Natchez Trace & River Towns Circuit Natchez Mississippi
53 North Alabama Waterfall Circuit Fort Payne Alabama
54 North Georgia Mountains Loop Dahlonega Georgia
55 North Shore & Sawtooth Mountains Loop Duluth Minnesota
56 Northwoods & Lake Country Circuit Minocqua Wisconsin
57 White Mountains Scenic Loop Conway New Hampshire
58 Berkshire Hills Scenic Loop Pittsfield Massachusetts
59 Black Belt Heritage Loop Selma Alabama
60 Bourbon Backroads Loop Bardstown Kentucky
61 Cape Cod Backroads Drive Sandwich Massachusetts
62 High Plains & Forts Trail Cheyenne Wyoming
63 Mississippi Headwaters Trail Bemidji Minnesota
64 Upstate Foothills & Lake Loop Greenville South Carolina
65 Western Lakes & Mountains Loop Bethel Maine
66 Wind River Mountains Scenic Loop Lander Wyoming
67 Absaroka-Beartooth Scenic Loop Red Lodge Montana
68 Apache Trail & Roosevelt Lake Loop Apache Junction Arizona
69 Central Mass & Quabbin Reservoir Loop Worcester Massachusetts
70 Coal Heritage & New River Gorge Circuit Beckley West Virginia
71 Coastal Marsh & River Loop Old Saybrook Connecticut
72 East Bay & Coastal Villages Circuit Bristol Rhode Island
73 Eastern Hills & Wine Country Circuit Leavenworth Kansas
74 Great River Road Scenic Drive Alton Illinois
75 Green Mountains Gap Drive Stowe Vermont
76 High Road to Art & Faith Drive Santa Fe New Mexico
77 Highland Scenic Highway Loop Richwood West Virginia
78 Hot Springs to Ouachita Mountains Loop Hot Springs Arkansas
79 Missouri Wine Country Loop St. Charles Missouri
80 Northern Forest & Farm Loop Newark Delaware
81 Ozark Highlands Scenic Drive Rolla Missouri
82 Piney Woods & Lakes Tour Nacogdoches Texas
83 Southern Oregon Wine & Wilderness Tour Ashland Oregon
84 Wabash River Heritage Route Lafayette Indiana
85 Bighorn Mountains Backroad Drive Sheridan Wyoming
86 Central Idaho Backcountry Loop McCall Idaho
87 Covered Bridges & Prairie Drive Winterset Iowa
88 Great Basin Desert Circuit Delta Utah
89 Ozark Highlands Scenic Loop Fayetteville Arkansas
90 Seward Peninsula Coastal Route Nome Alaska
91 Shawnee Forest & Garden of the Gods Loop Carbondale Illinois
92 Talladega Loop via Cheaha and Lake Martin Talladega Alabama
93 Western Trail & Route 66 Circuit Clinton Oklahoma
94 Bitterroot Valley & Big Hole Loop Missoula Montana
95 Blue Ridge Highlands & Backroads Loop Abingdon Virginia
96 Cache la Poudre to Peak to Peak Loop Fort Collins Colorado
97 Delta Blues & Bayous Trail Pine Bluff Arkansas
98 Driftless Area Scenic Loop Decorah Iowa
99 Flint Hills Scenic Loop Emporia Kansas
100 Great Basin Backcountry Loop Ely Nevada
101 High Alpine Scenic Loop Heber City Utah
102 Lowcountry Marsh & Sea Islands Drive Beaufort South Carolina
103 Talimena Scenic Byway Loop Talihina Oklahoma
104 Western Kansas Heritage Trail Dodge City Kansas
105 Badlands & Prairie Loop Dickinson North Dakota
106 Badlands to Prairie Tour Wall South Dakota
107 Capitol Reef & Backcountry Loop Torrey Utah
108 Cascade Loop Scenic Drive Leavenworth Washington
109 Coastal Backroads & Bays Loop Lewes Delaware
110 Delta Blues Trail Loop Clarksdale Mississippi
111 Hill Country Wine & Wildflowers Loop Fredericksburg Texas
112 Loess Hills Scenic Byway Circuit Missouri Valley Iowa
113 North Louisiana Pines & Hills Loop Natchitoches Louisiana
114 Northeast Kingdom Wildlands Tour St. Johnsbury Vermont
115 Pine Barrens Wilderness Loop Batsto Village New Jersey
116 Piney Woods & Reservoir Loop Hattiesburg Mississippi
117 Brandywine Valley & Countryside Circuit Wilmington Delaware
118 Missouri River Bluffs Drive Omaha Nebraska
119 Missouri River Heritage Drive Bismarck North Dakota
120 Palouse Prairie & Canyon Drive Moscow Idaho
121 Piedmont Farms & Wineries Route Winston-Salem North Carolina
122 Sandhills Scenic Byway Loop Grand Island Nebraska
123 Sawtooth Scenic Loop Stanley Idaho
124 Western Heritage Trail Scottsbluff Nebraska

Methodology: Online panel survey of 3,011 respondents based on age, gender, and geography. Internal data sources are used to obtain population data sets. We used a two-step process to ensure representativeness through stratified sampling and post-stratification weighting. August 2025.

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