Wisconsin has some of the most beautiful driving roads in the Midwest. These backroads will take you through quaint villages, past lush farmland, and into wild forests. Gas up your car – here are some scenic drives in Wisconsin you’ll want to explore.
- Rustic Road 105, Price County
Flickr / Jimmy Emerson, DVM Rustic Road 105 is located in the heart of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Unpaved roads will take you across a covered bridge and past an old logging dam. 105 Rustic Rd, Plymouth, WI 53073, USA
- County Highway U, Shullsburg
Google / Rodney H This county highway takes you through some pleasant Wisconsin farmland. But there’s more – this road actually defies gravity! County Highway U, County Hwy U, Hobart, WI, USA
- Rustic Highway 83, Barron County
Flickr/Aaron Carlson Locals call this road “Narrow Gauge Road” – it was built on a former lumber rail line. The road winds through the scenic 4,100-acre Barron County Forest. Highway Boulevard, Hwy Blvd, Chetek, WI 54728, USA
- Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive, southeast Wisconsin
Royal Broil/Flickr This drive travels through the rugged glacial features of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The 115-mile-drive travels through six counties and takes travelers through some gorgeous terrain. Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive, Kettle Moraine Scenic Dr, West Bend, WI, USA
- Highway 42, Northport
Royalbroil/Wikimedia Commons At the tip of Door County, this stretch of Highway 42 might be the curviest little stretch of road in Wisconsin. It’s incredibly scenic, especially in the fall. Wisconsin 42, WI-42, Two Rivers, WI, USA
- Great Divide National Scenic Highway, Hayward
Google Maps This forest highway will take you from Glidden to Hayward. It’s a great drive to take in the splendor of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Hayward, WI 54843, USA
- Highway 57, Door County
Elvis Kennedy/Flickr This highway is the quieter way to drive up the Door County peninsula and it’s spectacular. It traces the edge of Lake Michigan and passes old cherry orchards and lakefront villages. Wisconsin 57, WI-57, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Once you’ve taken in these beautiful Wisconsin drives, here’s an amazing road trip that will take you to some of the prettiest towns in Door County that you’ve ever seen.
Flickr / Jimmy Emerson, DVM
Rustic Road 105 is located in the heart of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Unpaved roads will take you across a covered bridge and past an old logging dam.
105 Rustic Rd, Plymouth, WI 53073, USA
Google / Rodney H
This county highway takes you through some pleasant Wisconsin farmland. But there’s more – this road actually defies gravity!
County Highway U, County Hwy U, Hobart, WI, USA
Flickr/Aaron Carlson
Locals call this road “Narrow Gauge Road” – it was built on a former lumber rail line. The road winds through the scenic 4,100-acre Barron County Forest.
Highway Boulevard, Hwy Blvd, Chetek, WI 54728, USA
Royal Broil/Flickr
This drive travels through the rugged glacial features of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The 115-mile-drive travels through six counties and takes travelers through some gorgeous terrain.
Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive, Kettle Moraine Scenic Dr, West Bend, WI, USA
Royalbroil/Wikimedia Commons
At the tip of Door County, this stretch of Highway 42 might be the curviest little stretch of road in Wisconsin. It’s incredibly scenic, especially in the fall.
Wisconsin 42, WI-42, Two Rivers, WI, USA
Google Maps
This forest highway will take you from Glidden to Hayward. It’s a great drive to take in the splendor of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Hayward, WI 54843, USA
Elvis Kennedy/Flickr
This highway is the quieter way to drive up the Door County peninsula and it’s spectacular. It traces the edge of Lake Michigan and passes old cherry orchards and lakefront villages.
Wisconsin 57, WI-57, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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