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The Mojave Desert Scenic Drive is a perfect "overview" of this desert and you'll watch everything from dunes to granite mountains to flowers scroll past your window. The Wild Horse Canyon Backcountry Byway is more mesa than dune, more rock than sand, and the Chimney Peak Back Country Byway lets you explore the middle space between the Sierras and the desert.

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More Info Artist's Drive

9 miles

These hills are named for their multi-colored volcanic and sedimentary rock. This short drive is gorgeous.

More Info Dante’s View

This road leads to a point over 5,000 feet above the Valley.

More Info Death Valley Scenic Byway

Paved
Two hours to drive or 3.5 hours to enjoy the entire Byway.
81.5 miles (131 km)

Death Valley Scenic Byway is an otherworldly experience; from barren salt flats, colored dunes of sodium chloride, and iron-red mountainsides, this historic and scenic drive is as intriguing as it is ghostly and still.Death Valley Scenic Byway starts at the eastern entrance of Death Valley National ...

More Info Death Valley Scenic Byway--Route 190

This State Scenic Highway crosses the sculptured landscape of Death Valley National Monument, a stark setting which contrasts the lowest elevation in North America with mountain ridges along the valley.

More Info Devil's Golf Course

Unpaved

This drive leads to jagged spires of rock salt which stretch for miles.

More Info Geology Motor Tour

2 hours
18 miles

An 18-mile motor tour leads through one of Joshua Tree National Park's most fascinating landscapes.

More Info Joshua Tree Scenic Road

Paved
1+ hours
60 miles oneway

Joshua Tree Scenic Road is a state designated scenic route. It showcases the rugged and harsh environment of the Southwest Desert.

More Info Keys View

About 20 miles

This road leads to a spectacular lookout, which is situated on the crest of the Little San Bernardino Mountains. The Coachella Valley spreads out below.

More Info Mojave Desert Scenic Drive

1-2 hours
59 miles

These 59-mile stretch of remote blacktop takes you past sand dunes and basins, granite mountains, Joshua trees and even the occasional wildflower.

More Info Saline Valley Road Back Country Byway

5 hours
100 miles (160 km)

This popular 4-wheel drive trail takes you through some of Death Valley's most intriguing terrain. At the bottom of the Saline Valley you'll find a salt marsh, hosting a variety of wildlife and plants that stand out in an otherwise spartan region.Especially comfortable during spring and fall, with ...

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