Officially called State Route 20, the North Cascades Highway is a scenic road that stretches through the tall Cascade Mountains and doesn’t disappoint with the rich variety of panoramic landscape views and pastoral vistas of small towns. You’ll have the opportunity of stopping on several hilltops overlooking areas at Ross Lake, the North Cascades National Park, and the 5.477-ft (1.669 m) tall Liberty Bell Mountain on your way.
6. Mount Hood Highway, Oregon
To reach even higher mountain peaks, take the Mount Hood Highway in Oregon – a 100-mile long panoramic drive that culminates at Mount Hood, Oregon’s tallest mountain that reaches an impressive height of 11,245 ft (3.427 m). A part of this road is called the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, a national scenic drive that connects the historic city of Troutdale with Hood River and has several hilltop viewpoints, waterfalls, rivers, and lakes along the way.
7. Going to the Sun Road, Montana
Summer is the perfect time to give this subalpine road a try, as it’s closed off between October and May due to heavy snowfalls. The winding turns of this 50-mile long road will give you a glimpse at Glacier National Park and vast green meadows. Visitors say that they often spot bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and even bears while traveling down the Going to the Sun Road.
8. Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire
Although the White Mountains are a beautiful natural destination year-round, fall is definitely the best time to see the only 36-mile Kancamagus Highway scenery in full glory, as this is the time when the surrounding maple, beech, a red spruce forests are seemingly set ablaze with the vibrant hues of red, yellow, and orange. This magnificent foliage normally attracts whole leaf-watching tours to Kancamagus during the fall season.
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