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United States, Utah

Great driving roads near Salt Lake City

Little Cottonwood, the Alpine Loop and the whole of southern Utah's red rock within a day.

First instinct from Salt Lake City: head east into the Wasatch.

Scored roads in range

1

Nearest great road

198 mi

Best rated nearby

9.6 / 10

Shortest full loop

16 hr

Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk

Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Every road in the library carries a driving and scenery score set by the same method. How we score roads.

Last reviewed 21 June 2026

150 to 400 km from the centre

A full day

Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.

Roughly 16 hr of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.