🌾 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.

 

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 🌾

Explore 🌾 Great Plains

Historic Route 66: Clinton Oklahoma

Historic Route 66: Clinton Oklahoma

Join us on a delightful 5-mile drive along Historic Route 66 through Clinton, Oklahoma. This nostalgic journey takes us from rural landscapes into charming downtown Clinton, past the famous Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, and concludes at Interstate 40. Experience classic Ame…

U.S. Route 75: Tulsa to Kansas – Oklahoma

U.S. Route 75: Tulsa to Kansas – Oklahoma

Follow US Route 75 for 61 miles from downtown Tulsa to the Kansas state line near Caney. This scenic northbound route passes through Bartlesville and small towns, blending cityscape, prairie, and history along Oklahoma’s northeastern corridor.

Historic Route 66: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Historic Route 66: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Cruise 20 miles across Tulsa, Oklahoma along Historic Route 66—from Catoosa’s edge to Oakhurst. Explore this storied road through urban neighborhoods, vintage landmarks, and the Arkansas River crossing on Southwest Boulevard.

Oklahoma Highway 66: Catoosa to Tulsa

Oklahoma Highway 66: Catoosa to Tulsa

Explore a short but iconic stretch of Historic Route 66 from Catoosa to Tulsa, Oklahoma, starting at the Blue Whale and ending near Admiral Avenue. This 3-mile drive blends roadside Americana with modern Oklahoma charm.

Interstate 44: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Interstate 44: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Explore Tulsa by highway on this 15-mile drive along Interstate 44 eastbound. From I-244 to 165th Ave, discover key interchanges, the Arkansas River crossing, and Tulsa’s evolving urban landscape.

Interstate 244: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Interstate 244: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Travel west through Tulsa along Interstate 244, crossing the Arkansas River and connecting downtown to southwest Tulsa before merging onto Interstate 44. A short but crucial stretch of highway in Oklahoma’s second-largest city.

Interstate 244: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Interstate 244: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Take a drive along Interstate 244 westbound through Tulsa, Oklahoma. This 11-mile journey traces the Crosstown Expressway through the city’s northeast quadrant, skirts downtown, and ends at US-64—highlighting major interchanges and sweeping city views.

U.S. Route 75: Downtown Tulsa – Oklahoma

U.S. Route 75: Downtown Tulsa – Oklahoma

Follow a short but essential 2-mile drive along U.S. Route 75 through downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma—an unsigned stretch of Interstate 444 recently resurfaced and upgraded in 2022. Explore this key corridor on Tulsa’s Inner Dispersal Loop and discover how subtle improveme…

Interstate 244: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Interstate 244: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Cruise around downtown Tulsa on eastbound Interstate 244 in Oklahoma. This short but essential urban route passes major interchanges, including US-412 and US-75, and showcases the city’s complex freeway loop.

U.S. Route 64: Tulsa – Oklahoma

U.S. Route 64: Tulsa – Oklahoma

Drive 9 miles west on U.S. Route 64 through Tulsa, Oklahoma—from eastern suburbs through rail-lined corridors and into the heart of downtown before merging onto I-244.