Newfound Gap Road – Bad Roads for RVs is located on U.S. Highway 441 and goes through Great Smoky National Park, between Cherokee North Carolina, and Gatlinburg Tennessee. This is a bad road for RVs mostly because it is narrow, steep and there is a much better route on Interstate 40 north of the park. …
Southbound Interstate 15 – Bad Roads for RVs – Sunday afternoon between Primm Nevada and Glen Helen California is a bad road for RVs. Since this is an Interstate Highway, there are at least two lanes and a slow lane on all the steep sections there are two steep sections. Typically the temperature is either …
Parley’s Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is on Interstate 80, east of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for steep roads in …
Provo Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 189, four miles west of Heber City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for steep …
Wellsville Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 89/ U.S. Highway 91, two miles north Dry Lake. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. This is part of the descent from Sardine Summit. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky …
Box Elder Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 89/ U.S. Highway 91, east of Brigham City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. This is part of the descent from Sardine Summit. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the …
Jordanelle / Heber Valley Descent – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 40/ U.S. Highway 189, twelve miles north of Heber City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky Mountains and I would …
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Bear Lake Summit – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 89, seven miles west of Garden City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for …
Jerome AZ-89A – Bad Roads for RVs is located on Arizona Highway 89A and goes through Jerome Arizona. This road is crazy steep, two lanes with hairpin turns. This is probably the worst paved road in Arizona for an RV and might be the worst paved through-road in the western United States. You should visit …
Elk Park Pass is on Interstate 15, five miles north of Butte, Montana. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. The descent starts just south of Exit 133 in the middle of a huge grassy valley (Elk Park). Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in …
MacDonald Pass is on U.S. Highway 12, thirteen miles east of Helena, Montana. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the northern Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for steep roads in the winter. In …
Lookout Pass is on Interstate 90, Montana exit ninety-six miles west of Missoula, Montana. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Lookout Pass is at the border between Montana and Idaho, on the continental divide. Just south of the pass is the Lookout Pass Ski Area. Just east of the pass (south …
Teton Pass is on Highway 22 in Wyoming between Victor Idaho and Jackson Wyoming. This is a bad road for an RV. Summer or winter. Trailers are not allowed on Teton Pass in the winter. Also in the winter turnouts are often packed with snow and snowplows. Details Elevation: 8429 feet Length: 17 miles Terrain: …
4th of July Summit – Bad Roads for RVs is on Interstate 90 east of Coeur d’Alene Idaho. this road is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the northern Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for …
Kootenai County Idaho Highway 97 – Bad Roads for RVs is located between Coeur d’Alene and Harrison along the east side of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The road along the east side of Lake Coeur d’Alene is narrow and while following the lake edge winds the for 25 miles — non-stop. Assuming your destination is anywhere …
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Washington Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is on the North Cascades Highway (Washington State Route 20). This road is steep. This route is between Newhalem and Winthrop. This route description covers both Washington and Rainy Pass on the same road, each with its own challenges. This road is also very beautiful in good weather …
Dixie Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is on the John Day Highway (U.S. Highway 26) east of Prairie City Oregon. This is a steep windy road and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter, in the middle of eastern Oregon, and I …
Telegraph Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is located on Interstate 8 East of Yuma Arizona. This road is steep but the steep section is short. Since this is an Interstate Highway, there are two lanes in each direction. Since this steep section is short there are no dedicated slow lanes. Many trucks go slow …
Laguna Summit – Bad Roads for RVs, is on Interstate 8 west of San Diego and Ocotillo CA. The road is steep and often has high crosswinds especially as you get near the descent into the desert. Since this is an Interstate Highway, there are at least two lanes in each direction and the curves …
Guadalupe Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is located on US Highway 62/180 east of El Paso Texas, south of Carlsbad New Mexico. This road is steep but the steep section is short, about three miles long. US Highway 62/180 in the steep area is a divided four-lane, with two lanes in each direction. There are …
Halloran Summit – Bad Roads for RVs is located on Interstate 15 between Baker and the Nevada border. This road is steep for an extended distance. Since this is an Interstate Highway, there are at least two lanes and a slow lane on all the steep sections. The curves are not part of the problem. …
Cajon Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is located on Interstate 15 between San Bernardino and Victorville. This road is steep for an extended distance. Since this is an Interstate Highway, there are at least two lanes, occasionally four lanes in each direction. The curves are not part of the problem. There are dedicated slow …
Westgard Pass – Gilbert Summit is on California Highway 168 west of Big Pine California to Oasis California. This is a bad road for an RV. In Oasis Highway 168 connects to Nevada Highway 266. Westgard Pass connects to White Mountain Road and leads to Grandview Campground. Nevada Highway 266, south from Oasis is also …
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Squaw Creek Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is located on U.S. Highway 95 south of Marsing. This road is a steep two-lane road. U.S. Highway 95 is also known as the I.O.N. Highway No. 456 ( I.O.N. stands for Idaho, Oregon, Nevada) The road descends part of the Little Squaw Creek Canyon and Squaw Creek …
Green Springs Highway – Bad Roads for RVs is located in southern Oregon between Ashland and Keno. This is a very tight steep road and is filled with logging trucks making the route a bad choice to travel across southern Oregon. The road is also known as Oregon Route 66. The road is very tight …
Horseshoe Bend – Bad Roads for RVs is located on Idaho Highway 55 north of Boise and goes through Horseshoe Bend. This road is steep. This section of ID-55 is the primary route from Boise to McCall and is busy especially on weekends. Departing Eagle northbound, the road climbs to Spring Valley Summit and then descends …
