11 Affordable Road Trip Destinations for Your Stunning Fall Bucket List

Columbia River Gorge Highway/I-84, Oregon and Washington

Your car could feel almost as if it’s floating along the Columbia, as this interstate parallels the river that meanders through its namesake gorge.

You will glide through all those granite canyons that cascade all the way down into the deep blue water, rolling up and down soft hills as the views get increasingly more expansive.

Wineries also dot the landscape beside the highway, especially as rows of meticulously planted vineyards add a drop of Napa to the already beautiful scenery.

Haines Highway, Alaska

Alaska has this kind of nature that’s simply on a completely different scale from anywhere else in America. There, the mountains look taller, the glaciers are more imposing, and the wildlife is simply untamed.

You could experience it all along the Haines Highway, where you could feel petite compared to all those gigantesque mountains. Believe it or not, it’s also where the largest concentration of bald eagles in the world resides, so we definitely recommend spending some quality time there when you pull off at Valley of the Eagles.