10 American Road Trips You Need to Drive Before Winter Closes Them.

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2 Video Views·Sep 16, 2026  #RoadTrips #USAtravel #ScenicDrives

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Some of America’s most beautiful road trips are about to disappear behind winter gates.
From Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park and Colorado’s Trail Ridge Road to the legendary Beartooth Highway, Tioga Road through Yosemite, and the high mountain roads of Yellowstone, these incredible scenic drives are only open for part of the year.
In this video, we’re counting down 10 American road trips you need to drive before winter closes them — including breathtaking mountain passes, national park roads, alpine highways, dramatic switchbacks, turquoise lakes, fall colors, and some of the most spectacular driving scenery in the United States.
Featured road trips include:
• Needles Highway & Iron Mountain Road, South Dakota
• Mount Washington Auto Road, New Hampshire
• Independence Pass, Colorado
• North Cascades Highway, Washington
• Rim Drive at Crater Lake, Oregon
• Tioga Road, Yosemite, California
• Yellowstone Grand Loop, Wyoming
• Beartooth Highway, Montana & Wyoming
• Trail Ridge Road, Colorado
• Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana

Many of these roads can close early because of snow and changing weather conditions, so always check the official road status before traveling.
Which one would you drive before winter arrives? Let us know in the comments.
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