The Loneliest Road in America
The Loneliest Road in America is a State Scenic Byway in Nevada. Within Nevada it covers roughly 320 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along The Loneliest Road in America with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
US-50 across the middle of Nevada earned the nickname "the Loneliest Road in America" from a 1986 magazine article, and the state embraced it. The route crosses basin and range — climbing over one mountain pass, dropping into a wide sagebrush valley, and repeating, again and again — through old mining towns like Austin and Eureka. Long stretches pass without a town, a car, or a cell signal.
- basin-and-range crossings
- Austin & Eureka
- wide-open emptiness
- old mining country
- US-50
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.
Where to Stay along The Loneliest Road in America
1 campground or RV park sits within about 5 miles of The Loneliest Road in America.
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