🌾 Great Plains

Explore the Great Plains with scenic drives across ND, SD, NE, KS, and OK. From prairie backroads to historic trails, enjoy wide skies and quiet highways.

 

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The Great Plains stretch across the heart of America, offering wide-open skies, golden fields, and a quiet sense of freedom that’s best experienced from behind the wheel. From the rolling prairies of North Dakota and South Dakota to the flat, seemingly endless roads of Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, this region invites you to slow down, breathe deep, and enjoy the journey.

Road trips through the Great Plains are marked by subtle beauty and rich history. You’ll pass through small towns where grain elevators touch the sky, roadside diners still serve pie and coffee, and monuments to pioneer trails and Native cultures dot the landscape. Major routes like U.S. Highway 83 and Interstate 35 serve as backbones through the region, but it’s the two-lane highways and forgotten farm roads where you’ll find the real stories.

Whether you’re chasing storm clouds across Kansas, exploring the Badlands of South Dakota, or following Route 66 through the red-dirt hills of Oklahoma, the Great Plains offer a unique blend of solitude and significance. This is where America’s frontier spirit still lingers—and where every long horizon promises a new discovery.

States in the Great Plains 🌾

Kansas
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas Panhandle
North Dakota 🚧
Nebraska 🚧

Explore 🌾 Great Plains

Hop in with us for a 44-mile drive across north-central Oklahoma as we follow Oklahoma Highway 51 from Stillwater to Mannford. This stretch offers a mix of city bustle, small-town charm, and open prairie views, capped off with a scenic crossing of Keystone Lake.

Oklahoma Highway 51: Stillwater to Mannford

Hop in with us for a 44-mile drive across north-central Oklahoma as we follow Oklahoma Highway 51 from Stillwater to Mannford. This stretch offers a mix of city bustle, small-town charm, and open prairie views, capped off with a scenic crossing of Keystone Lake.

Oklahoma Highway 312: Glencoe to Stillwater

Oklahoma Highway 312: Glencoe to Stillwater

Join us as we explore a short but important connector route in central Oklahoma—Oklahoma Highway 312, stretching just under 9 miles from Glencoe to the northern outskirts of Stillwater. Though compact in distance, this stretch of highway serves as a modern, limited-ac…

Cruise 64 miles along Oklahoma Highway 66 from Bristow to Edmond, exploring classic Route 66 towns, scenic farmland, and roadside icons like Arcadia’s Round Barn. A must-see slice of Oklahoma Americana!

Oklahoma Highway 66: Bristow to Edmond

Cruise 64 miles along Oklahoma Highway 66 from Bristow to Edmond, exploring classic Route 66 towns, scenic farmland, and roadside icons like Arcadia’s Round Barn. A must-see slice of Oklahoma Americana!

U.S. Route 169: Tulsa – Oklahoma

U.S. Route 169: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Take a drive through Tulsa on U.S. Route 169, covering 10 miles from I-244 to U.S. 64. Explore key interchanges with Route 66, I-44, and the Creek Turnpike on this vital urban corridor through east Tulsa.

South Dakota Highway 244: Hill City to Mount Rushmore Memorial

South Dakota Highway 244: Hill City to Mount Rushmore Memorial

Cruise 9 scenic miles east along South Dakota Highway 244 from Hill City to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Enjoy dense forests, the tranquil Horsethief Lake, and classic Black Hills mountain views on this unforgettable approach to America’s Shrine of Democracy.

U.S. Highway 385: Custer to Crazy Horse – South Dakota

U.S. Highway 385: Custer to Crazy Horse – South Dakota

Cruise 4.5 scenic miles north along U.S. Highway 385 from downtown Custer to the awe-inspiring Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills. This quick drive combines small-town charm, pine forests, and a front-row seat to one of America’s largest mountain car…