travel north america united states nevada highways nevada 375 - the extraterrestrial highway along
Nevada Route 375 crosses east-west across approximately five dessert basins of the state, is closely associated with Area 51, and is known as the Extraterrestrial Highway.
We travel this route almost every year on our way to St. George, Utah, and the Huntsman World Senior Games.
I have grown to love the beautiful open expanses of the dessert and an arrow-straight roadways to the horizon with no visable traffic for fifteen to twenty minutes.
The roadway is mostly well paved and speeds often exceed what I have experienced on Germany's famed autobahn.
Most of the area is open range with hearty cattle roaming what appear to be almost foodless miles of dessert.
On the east where the hiway merges with Route 318, you'll find a tourist stop at the Alien Research Center, Area 51.
Nellis Air Force Range boarders on the south.
Here are some sights from along the Exterrestrial Highway, basically from west to east...
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON NEVADA ROUTE 375
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON NEVADA
TRAVEL: almost yearly since 2002... latest 2025
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Road signs inform you that you may encounter aliens or open range cattle along the way, Nevada Route 375, The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA, 2005, 2022.
Warm Springs, the western end of Nevada Route 375, The Extraterrestrial Highway, as seen approaching from the south, Nevada, USA, 2022.
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One of the "endless" straight highways on Nevada Route 375, The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA, 2022.
The roadway spans another of the approximate five small basins, Nevada Route 375, The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA, 2022.
One of the beautiful low ranges that cross the Tonapah Basic, The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA, 2022.
A couple of the hearty resident "aliens" along Nevada Route 375, The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA, 2005, 2018.
Will Smith must have neutralized this "alien" during the filming of "independence Day," Nevada Route 375, The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA, 2005.
Beautiful Joshua Trees on the eastern basin of Nevada Route 375, The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA, 2025.
Alien Research Center at the east end of Nevada Route 375, The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA, 2025.
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page last revised november 2025