

If you want a slight on-foot detour mid-drive, there’s a back entrance to Runyon Canyon that puts you only a few minutes from the peak, just west of the Hollywood Bowl Overlook. Take a scenic tour from Royal Tunbridge Wells through the Garden of England amid orchards and hop fields, beautiful countryside, picturesque towns and. That’s probably where you’ll want to wrap things up from there, the road turns into a dirt path closed off to car traffic until it picks up again near Topanga Canyon. Start your drive on the road’s eastern end near the Hollywood Bowl Overlook, the only overlook with a clear view of the skyline to the south. About a half-dozen Valley-facing overlooks later you’ll arrive at the San Vicente Mountain Park. dream where the views are just as impressive as the real estate. Up here, you leave behind much of the bustle of the basin for a whiff of the L.A. can be fun. This is the road of classic make-out points, Hollywood chase scenes and scenic splendor. Mulholland Drive is one of the best places to remember why driving in L.A. Or, if you’re looking for a super short trip, set a course for the much nearer Georges Gap Trailhead, which boasts a beautiful view of the range’s interior.Ī stretch of Mulholland Drive just east of Coldwater Canyon Drive is currently closed due to storm damage. area, even more so when it wraps up in front of an array of radio towers and the Mount Wilson Observatory.Īlternatively, when the road to Mount Wilson is closed (which is somewhat often in the winter due to snow), you can just keep going east on Angeles Crest for more mountainous terrain this is also where you’re most likely to see snow. It’s one of the most surreal drives in the L.A. Off to your left, every turn presents a different view of the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains. The impossibly narrow road clings to the mountainside as thick evergreen forests sprout out of the rock walls to your right. When you reach the Red Box Picnic Area, turn right for easily the most majestic five miles in the county.

The elevation keeps increasing from there as the highway winds around rocky inclines and recovering burn areas.

Proof of Negative COVID Test Result Within 72 Hrs.Unlike other scenic drives in Redwood National and State Parks, this drive is suitable for RVs and trailers, and gives all visitors the chance to experience driving through a tunnel of tall coastal redwoods. The 12-mile (19-kilometer) stretch of the Brandywine Valley from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, southeast to Wilmington, Delaware, may seem brief, but it takes a few days to truly enjoy." The 10-mile drive through old-growth redwoods is a scenic alternative to Highway 101, and offers you the opportunity to see Roosevelt elk. Wildflowers, not billboards, line roadsides. The narrow, twisting roads that trace the river force slow progress through lanes shaded by overarching branches of tulip trees and oaks. "In the Brandywine Valley, Routes 100 and 52 loop through scenic château country where the present-day residents resolutely protect the pastoral views. The beautifully preserved roadways of the Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway have captured the imagination of many, including the writers at National Geographic: The Delaware Bayshore Byway will take you through the largest preserved coastal marshland on the east coast, while the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway traverses known Underground Railroad sites from Camden, Delaware through Wilmington, all the way to the end of the line that once meant freedom for many escaping slaves at the Delaware-Pennsylvania State Line. On the scenic byways of Delaware and the Brandywine Valley, a drive can take as little as 15 minutes or as long as a lazy Sunday afternoon.
