Best Area in Each State to Get Away from People 

i just go to geography king's channel to get away from everyone

I feel like a light pollution map is a pretty accurate way of doing this. The darkest region of the state also probably has the least people and the least development. You could go to the middle of a cornfield where no one is around but i would still consider it near stuff since it is human developed; a light pollution map would still show unpopulated developed areas having some light

I'm from Wyoming, and while I had admittedly not visited Araminto, it's fascinating how many ghost towns there are from the oil booms and busts, among other things. It's definitely sad, but also really intriguing. My parents took us on a "see the state" road trip as a kid about 20 years ago and I learned so much!

As someone who grew up in a town with ~120 people, the problem with moving to a small town to get away from people is that everybody in a small town knows who you are and cares about your business! :-D

As an Arizona resident, the Alpine area is one of my favorite places to go camping every summer. Why? You guessed it - no people!

I grew up and lived in the Seattle area most of my life. My family had an 1890 log cabin north of Roslyn in the Cascades. We were 7 miles up a forest service road and rarely saw other people most of the time we spent there. With running water, indoor toilet, and a shower, we lived very comfortably in our getaway.

"Getting away from people" is becoming a bigger goal of mine every day. And this is coming from a natural extrovert who used to socialize constantly, but I've just about had my fill of the human race at this point.

Update: all the Walleye have been caught out of lake of the woods, so no need to plan any fishing trips anytime soon. Feel free to spread the news!

I visited Tulelake shortly before the pandemic, and I was shocked at how sparse it was. I went camping at Lava Beds, and it really felt like a different state. That whole area is stunningly beautiful, and there's a ton of interesting history there - Tulelake concentration camp, Captain Jack's Stronghold - so it's definitely worth the drive.

Kyle, excellent picks from the King! When I used to ride my dirtbike in the west desert of Utah years ago, I often thought, "If I get lost and run out of gas...or crash out here, they might never find my body!" You are right, those are VERY remote areas out there by Callao and Fish Springs. The old Pony Express route runs through here. It makes you stop and think about what a lonely job those guys had.

Great video! I grew up in Williamsburg County in Kingstree and I had no idea how behind things were there until I moved away. Now, going back feels like going back in time, but I do have a strange nostalgia for all those quiet little towns with nothing to do, where we used to try to find places to skateboard and meet girls 😂

I live in south Florida and I can definitely say that you’re right about Palmdale. I drive from Fort Lauderdale to Sebring, FL which is about 120 miles. I drove on highway US 27 which is in the middle of the state and runs through a few small towns like South Bay, Clewiston and Moore Haven. Those are all small towns that’s far from a lotta things too. Great video Kyle. I get excited when I see stuff about Florida.

Highland County, VA is one of only a few “frontier counties” east of the Mississippi. I took the LONG way home once and made a point to stop in and get off the main roads in Highland County, VA. It is so quiet and beautiful there. This was during winter, and it was noticeable colder there than the places I started and ended my journey, from Southwestern VA to Northwestern VA

Born an Raised South Jersian here, you nailed it with Chatsworth. there's a spot called Apple Pie Hill where on a good night you can see the glow of Atlntic city. the pine barrons is a great place to get lost, see abandoned homesteads, track down the jersey devil, and see aliens! there's such a unique energy out there.

In 2010, I cycled from San Francisco to Duluth to Montauk. When I crossed from Nevada into Utah, I went off the highway onto the dirt roads that formed the old Pony Express route. There is nothing in Gandy or Trout Creek but a couple of ranches on the horizon. The Juab County Sheriff passed by me at one point and stopped, saying he had never seen a cyclist on that road and did I know where I was going? 18 hours later, I had run out of water just before I got back to the paved road.

I went to Crapo, MD once because it’s about an hour or two from where my grandma used to live. I was out of Crapo before I even realized I was there in the first place. I wound up in a town further down the road called Crocheron and it felt really Deliverancey

Very well-done, Kyle. This list would be a great guide for one to use while traveling through or near any of those areas.

Great Video Kyle! You just planned my next road trip. Love it. Love all your work.

Great video Kyle! I enjoy all of your videos about the different states, I know you've already made a video about the most scenic states in the country but I think it would be cool to see a video on what you think is the most beautiful part of each of the 50 states. Keep up the great content!

I lived in the Lowville, NY area, and I definitely agree with your choice. Upstate New York as a whole is pretty rural, but Lowville/Boonville area is pretty far off the beaten path. The scenery is more impressive than most people think with the wilderness of the Tug Hill Plateau. Side note - the "low" in Lowville is pronounced with a different "o" sound, like in the word "cow". I got that wrong when I first moved there. :D

Nebraska Sandhills / Panhandle areas are gorgeous but people never think of it for a place to visit. My favorite area of my home state. But you missed the town of Monowi in Boyd County that has a population of 1 person.

This is the most valuable video you have ever done. Thank you very much sir!

How many of these areas have you been to Kyle? I love how casually you mentioned "These are two photos I took of the town of Mentone ...which has 22 people."

thank you kyle for another incredible geography list👌

Another great video, Kyle! I've been to four of these towns... Palmdale FL, Arthur NE, Springfield CO, and Boise City OK. Springfield and Boise City were on the same day as I drove through the area.

Geography King - you are my favorite RU-vidr. Every video is educational and slightly funny. Keep doing your thing!

Kyle. This is what your channel is best at. Keep it up sir. Thank you for your great content. I live in North Dakota and I KNEW you were gonna say Amidon lol.

In Tulelake, CA right now and it is far from empty… might have something to do with some eclipse or something tomorrow though. (We planned this trip to Lava Beds National Monument way before we knew there was an eclipse. Thankfully we got a campsite last night.)

I can't believe my family's town of Grantsville, WV was on your video! This is the most exciting thing to have come out of this town since...ever. My grandpa worked at the bank (shown in your video) for most of his life. It's only one hour away from Parkersburg, but the drive is quite curvy and hilly.

Another one I always find interesting is Monowi, NE. There’s only one person that lives there. I’ve seen videos on how things are and it’s remarkable

Love the commentary in this one. "That's your chance to swoop in" lol

Missouri resident that lives in north MO here, most parts of worth co, mercer co, or putnam co are equally remote. Love it up here and no one comes up to bother us (until deer and turkey season...)

I lived in Kotzebue, Alaska for 10 years and monthly flew to Ambler as one of the villages I worked in so it sure made me smile to see it as the place to go up there! 😊

Thank you for this video. It's great. This is the kind of stuff in which I'm really interested.

Hi Kyle, love your vids!

Glad you're still on yt! Most videos I've watched are older.

brilliant topic and presentation.

nice work Kyle!

An Introvert's dream

I’m from Louisiana, but I go storm chasing a lot in the Mississippi River Delta, and I can confirm that this area is really desolate. Last time I was there was looking at tornado damage after the EF4 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Crazy thing is that you can always count on a strong to violent tornado whenever there is a severe setup in that area.

Hi Kyle, I really like your content and am subbed! Friendly suggestion that for those of us that are on small screens to please use a map that boldly outlines the state borders and/or perform a zoom so we can the location clearly. Thanks and keep up the good work!

Cool theme for a video and nice photos, more like these please!

I know my day is about to get markedly better when I hear, "Howdy. It's Kyle".

Greetings from Tulelake, CA!!!! Big fan of your channel. Happy to see our area represented!

5:35 - Pulaski County is beautiful! A dear friend of mine (RIP, Bob) retired just outside Winemac, relocating from the Chicago suburbs. He lived right on the Tippecanoe River, and it was soooooooooo quiet!

Been a subscriber of you for a while and I grew up near Goodman so I was thrilled they were mentioned

Another fine video. Thanks.

This video was amazingly very blissful and peaceful. I applaud your research. Well done good sir

Very interesting video. It seems like some entries are more subjective based on the geologic/ecologic/economic status of a part of the state, and others are based more on statistics. I'd love to see a brief look at the least densely populated county in each state and see how that compares with the entries in a video like this one. Also, since you just recently took a drive through New England, you might appreciate this. Suffolk County, in Massachusetts, home to Boston, has a population density of 13,879/sq mi. I recently moved to Franklin County, which is the second-least-densely populated county in Massachusetts, with a density of only 100.5 per sq. mi. In this video, for Massachusetts, you mentioned Barre, which is right by the Quabbin Reservoir, which is a hotspot for day-hikers and casual boaters. It has a population of just over 5000 and is located in Worcester County, which has a population density of 536 per sq. mi. It's a common town to pass through if you're visiting the Quabbin from Worcester, Holden, or Rutland, so it gets fairly crowded in the spring and summer. If I had to pick a town to represent Massachusetts, I'd go with Rowe, located in western Franklin County.

No way you just said Wharton, PA! My family has a cabin in the woods there and it’s our hidden secret. So beautiful!

If you really want to get away from people in Oklahoma, try going ever further west in Cimarron County all the way to Kenton. Population somewhere under 100, depending on how far out of 'town' you count.

I worked at Lava Beds, next to Tulelake, this past summer and man I love that place. Sadly there were two fires that ran through in the past couple of years, so now the whole park is overrun with invasive plants. It is still a very pretty area though and worth visiting, especially for the caving.

Good choice for New York lowville and the tug hill have the most snow fall east of the Rockies and they even have a Walmart

I love this series! My next idea for a video like this would be most popular, or visited parks in each state, or you could go a little deeper and pick a off the beaten in Trail low visited park. That’s nonetheless beautiful. For example, north cascades national park in Washington doesn’t get near the number of visitors as Mount Rainier or Olympic.

Hi! From West Virginia. I was wondering where it would be but I had guessed Calhoun County before we made it there in the video. I have been to around 47/55 WV counties, and Calhound is one I have not visited, yet. I hear it has amazing stargazing. It is a lil bit more accessible for me compared to like Green Bank, so I need to check it out! I know Randolph and Pocahontas counties are sparsely populated, but those areas receive some of the most tourists in the state. Great video!!

A few good friends of mine grew up in Williams, Lake of the woods county and they said it was incredibly remote. They told me it was 20 mins to the nearest fast food, Baudette, 1hr 30mins to the nearest Walmart, International Falls, and 2hrs 40mins to the nearest “big city” which was Grand Forks, ND. They said for a long weekend they would sometimes go to Winnipeg Manitoba to get the sprawling metro vibe.

Been watching for a while now but my first comment. Love your concept and content, Kyle, keep it coming. I had to laugh at the end when you said something to the effect of "If you're a true misanthrope these are some wonderful places"! I guess that's what I've become because the older I get the more this type of thing appeals to me!

I missed this video's launch because I was up outside of Cedarville CA seeing the solar eclipse. I truly love the northeastern corner of California. Somehow I knew it was going to make this list. Another great video!!

Awesome. Love your videos .

Wow you sure got it right with Tulelake, CA. I was going to suggest Cedarville which is over a mountain pass from Tulelake and Alturas. It is right on the border with Nevada and absolutely nothing out there.

Near Calhoun county in WV is Doddridge county where we say there are more deer than people. One or two very small towns and lots of woods. Was the site for a National Muzzleloading Rifle Rendezvous…which brought the county population up to about 5000 for a week! Beautiful country.

Perfect timing!

This was an absolutely fascinating topic. I'd love to see something similar for other countries.

Love this info!

GREAT VIDEO!!!!

If you want to avoid people between Indianapolis and Denver, take i74 to i72 to US36 to i70. 448 miles without a walmart, 459 without a McDonald's. One stop sign and one traffic light between Smith Center, Kansas and i70 at Byers, Colorado- over 300 miles.

I just drove through Sharon, CT. It's really pretty. They had better foliage this year than we did up where I live in the Berkshires. For Mass, I'd say western Franklin County is the quietest part of our state. Real similar to where I'm from, but without all the tourists from NYC, Jersey, and Boston.

Love your channel Kyle. Self admitted geography nerd here myself, lol. Cheers from Tillsonburg Ontario Canada. You want open areas?, you should do this type of series up here. Keep up the great work and looking forward to your next video.

Thank you, I hope to utilize this information someday. 🤠

As someone who lives in PA and not terribly far from Wharton, I think you nailed it. I can confirm this would be a great place to hole up in a cabin and not be bothered by other people.

Crapo, Maryland. Has a nice ring to it 💩

Missouri you are spot on. I live close to Grant City and talk about middle of nowhere!

Another quiet beautiful little town in Connecticut is Stars Hollow. 😌😌

great video!

I like your list. I just happened to live in one of those places and it is isolated. Grew up, moved away, came back. Still a good place to live. Still have family here.

I've actually been to Manhatten, NV. Was on a trip to Vegas from Northern Nevada back in 2004. and on the way back I saw it on the map. I had never heard of the town before despite growing up in Northern Nevada only a hundred or so miles away, so I decided to go see what was there. They have a couple giant mine pits right next to the town. That's pretty much the only notable feature.

I applaud you for putting the State / Town lower in the video. Where is the US going in the next 50 years? I always enjoy you buddy! Safe Travels!

What a great idea for a video . . . I'm definitely looking forward to this one, and will comment as I watch. . . . . Wow, With over 3000 counties in the US, it was interesting to see that one of our least celebrated presidents, Warren Harding, was the namesake of two of the counties that showed up on your list.. . . . I also wonder, with so many of these towns near state borders (for understandable reasons) I wonder what two points on your list are the closest to each other? . . . . And you said it, you (or the alphabet) saved the best for last!

I've been to every corner of WA state and I honestly came here hoping you fumbled so I could call you out but I think you hit the nail on the head with Starbuck. While road tripping through to Palouse Falls, we stopped to get gas and my god that town looks like it should be abandonded but there's actually people living there.

loved this video. exactly this kind of niche stuff interests me

Amazing video

I live just south of Sharon, Ct, and used to work there. It's truly one of the last untouched parts of the state and is quite lovely. Conveniently, the historic Lime Rock Park is located 10 minutes away for those interested in motorsports (such as myself).

I’m from the UP of Michigan and loved your pick! So many rural areas there. Check out Grand Marais Michigan if you’re ever up there

The misanthrope’s guide to travel.

Great video

"So if you are a true misanthrope, these are some wonderful places!"

Highland County (VA) is a great choice for 48 of the 52 weeks in a year. The two weeks in October for leaf viewing and the two weeks in March for the Maple Festival create HUGE crowds and traffic issues.

Wow seeing everybody mention little towns are unpopulated places in the country is so fascinating, everybody has different but equally fascinating stories to tell. Makes me wanna go on a road trip and try to hit as many deserted areas as possible 😂

I just put Crapo, MD on my places to visit bucket list.

I was expecting to not have been to any of these towns, but I'm pretty sure we drove through Alma, GA on an alternative route home from Jekyll Island when I was young. I think we drove through Monterey, VA not too many years ago trying to get to Snowshoe Resort when we had some snow issues on a road further north. Finally, I don't think I've ever been to Arthur, NE, but I did notice it being the only town in the county many years ago. It is possible, I was there long ago with my grandfather while he was working, or drove through it with my grandparents.

Palmdale Florida has some fantastic kayaking! Fish Eating Creek is one of my favorites

Having lived in California my whole life in very populated areas, I love to get away to the "boonies" within California. Never been to Tulelake, but have been to Dorris (26 miles away.) There isn't much in that part of the state. Although Tulelake did have a Japanese-American internment camp during WWII.

For Massachusetts, its definitely the Savoy/Windsor/Hawley area. They make Barre look crowded.

Thanks for bringing up Camden/Schuyler County, Illinois. That part of Illinois is literally called Forgottonia due to lack of infrastructure in that area.

my kinda destinations. thanks for the research.

Where in Alaska, Wyoming, and Montana? Yes

my family owns property just west of driftwood in PA, and i can definitely say that it is becoming more touristy. seems like every time we go to stay up there, there’s more people around, especially in the early fall during the elk’s rut season

North-central Pennsylvania is so desolate that it has an International Dark Sky Park. Cherry Springs State Park is so dark that, on a clear night, not only can you see the Milky Way galaxy with the naked eye, but you can also see zodiacal light ("false dawn") near the horizon, and "gegenschein" at the antisolar point in the night sky. The worst tornado outbreak in Pennsylvania history produced a violent, long-track, two-mile-wide F4 tornado that screamed for 70 miles across the Moshannon and Sproul State Forests in north-central Pennsylvania on May 31, 1985. After destroying a shed and another small building in the first mile of its path, the only other building the tornado hit in the next 69 miles was a cabin. Otherwise, nothing but trees, and the occasional power line near the few roads it crossed. Take a drive on PA 144 from near Snow Shoe to Renovo, and there's literally nothing for more than 30 miles. The few roads that intersect it aren't even paved, and at one point the nearest paved road is eight miles away. Even Google hasn't bothered sending Street View that way since 2008. On that drive, it becomes hard to believe that Pennsylvania has a population of 13,000,000. Farther east is the appropriately-named World's End State Park. At the vista in the park, it really feels like you're standing at the edge of the earth.

I love Monterey, VA. So beautiful in the fall and winter! Sugar maples everywhere. It’s like Vermont in the middle of Virginia.

Wow I actually stayed in Alma for a few days while getting away from the coast when hurricane Matthew hit Georgia in 2016