United States · WY
Beartooth country, where the traffic thins to nothing and the road keeps climbing well past the tree line.
Scored roads
3
Combined length
147.3 mi
Driving time
7 hr 5 min
Best season
Late May to mid October
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. Scores combine driving quality and scenery, checked against current closure notices for Wyoming. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 8 May 2026
Ranked
01 · Montana and Wyoming
Swaths of switchbacks climb to 3337 metres past alpine lakes and snowfields.
67.7 mi · Rating 9.7 / 10 · 3 hr 24 min
Open only from late May to mid October
02 · Wyoming
Switchbacks over Dead Indian Pass into a canyon nobody else seems to know about.
47.2 mi · Rating 9.3 / 10 · 2 hr 23 min
Closed by snow in winter above Dead Indian Pass
03 · Wyoming
A wall of a climb onto the Bighorn plateau with a descent that tests every brake.
32.3 mi · Rating 8.9 / 10 · 1 hr 18 min
Closed in winter, ten percent descent with runaway lanes
Planning
Cody or Jackson
Late May to mid October
Allow roughly 2 days to drive all of these without rushing, plus transit time to reach the state.