New York · 7 roads · 283.4 catalog miles
Best Driving Roads in New York
These New York drives span the Upper Delaware, Catskills, Adirondacks and Hudson Highlands, with a northern Taconic corridor option. Choose a region first rather than treating these widely separated itineraries as one ready-made road trip.
These 7 editorial picks come from the RevRoutes Explore catalog. Each orange line is the exact saved itinerary, and its listed mileage follows that route rather than the full length of a named highway or byway. The list is a starting point for choosing a drive, not a live road-conditions report.
Exact catalog lines. Every orange route below is a real RevRoutes itinerary—not a pin, shortcut or newly calculated alternative.
NY-97 Upper Delaware Scenic Byway
70.34 miles in the New York catalog region
- 70.34 mi
- New York
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
NY-97 gives this list an Upper Delaware river-corridor itinerary. It is a substantial selected section rather than the entire numbered highway, with the map showing the exact approach and finish.
Official travel information: New York traffic and road closure resources
NY-73 Keene Valley
27.5 miles in the New York catalog region
- 27.5 mi
- New York
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
NY-73 brings Keene Valley and the Adirondack mountain setting into the New York guide. Plan trailhead or viewpoint visits separately, and expect traffic and parking restrictions around popular recreation access.
Official travel information: New York traffic and road closure resources
Seven Lakes Drive
17.61 miles in the New York catalog region
- 17.61 mi
- New York
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
Seven Lakes Drive is a wooded road choice in the Harriman and Bear Mountain area. Check park road conditions and seasonal access, using designated parking for lake or trail stops.
Official travel information: New York traffic and road closure resources
NY-28 Catskills
67.38 miles in the New York catalog region
- 67.38 mi
- New York
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
NY-28 introduces a Catskills highway itinerary to compare with the lake and river routes. Check the stored section carefully; the full highway extends well beyond a single Catskills outing.
Official travel information: New York traffic and road closure resources
Taconic State Parkway (Northern Half)
56.58 miles in the New York catalog region
- 56.58 mi
- New York
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
This Taconic State Parkway entry covers the catalog's northern-half itinerary. Check the parkway's vehicle restrictions and current road information rather than treating it as an unrestricted road for every type of vehicle.
Official travel information: New York traffic and road closure resources
NY-30 Adirondacks
34.97 miles in the New York catalog region
- 34.97 mi
- New York
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
NY-30 adds another Adirondack corridor to this selection, distinct from the Keene Valley drive. The catalog itinerary is a selected highway section rather than the entire north–south route.
Official travel information: New York traffic and road closure resources
Bear Mountain Goat Trail (US-6/US-202)
9.06 miles in the New York catalog region
- 9.06 mi
- New York
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
The Bear Mountain Goat Trail follows the US-6/US-202 road corridor near the Hudson Highlands. It is a public highway with ordinary traffic, not a closed driving course; allow time for its winding sections.
Official travel information: New York traffic and road closure resources
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Planning your New York drive
The shortest saved route in this guide is 9.06 miles; the longest is 70.34 miles. Choose one itinerary first and account for travel to its start and back from its finish. These are separate route picks, not an automatically connected road trip, and some can share road sections.
Check official New York traffic and road closure resources before leaving. Park entry, timed reservations, vehicle restrictions and visitor-site permissions can be separate from whether the public highway is open. Follow current local instructions over an old map or article.
How we chose these New York roads
This is a focused selection from the curated RevRoutes Explore catalog, ordered editorially for driving character and reputation, not mileage. We do not pad every state to the same number of picks; more roads remain available in the app. It is not an objective ranking or a claim that the editorial team has personally driven every itinerary. Distances describe the exact saved catalog lines and can differ from official byway lengths. The maps are planning aids—not live navigation or road-condition reports.
Check official New York traffic and closure resources before traveling. The label-free satellite imagery is supplied by USGS The National Map; map providers receive ordinary browser requests when a map loads.
New York route pages
- NY-97 Upper Delaware Scenic BywayNew York · 70.34 mi
- NY-73 Keene ValleyNew York · 27.5 mi
- Seven Lakes DriveNew York · 17.61 mi
- NY-28 CatskillsNew York · 67.38 mi
- Taconic State Parkway (Northern Half)New York · 56.58 mi
- NY-30 AdirondacksNew York · 34.97 mi
- Bear Mountain Goat Trail (US-6/US-202)New York · 9.06 mi
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