Roaring Ridge Road

Scout Route
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Roaring Ridge is a 16-mile straight-through forest road primarily comprised of easy, ridgeline driving. This road can be a little rough in spots with a few bumps and dips along the drive, but nothing too problematic. However, finding turnouts can be challenging in a few thinner sections, especially if there are more than a couple of vehicles in your group. Views are abundant, and though powerlines are also present, they don’t take away from the beauty. These power lines spread at least 90 miles across the forest between Snohomish and the Columbia River. Camp spots are scattered along this road as you descend through wooded sections from Rothrock Road to the town of Ardenvoir, ending the road at a cute little one-lane bridge across Mad River.

Roaring Ridge is part of multiple popular overlanding routes, including the Washington Cascade Overland Route, and section 4 (Cashmere to Chelan) of the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route (WABDR).