Oakland County contains some of the most scenic roads in Southeast Michigan. There are tree-lined country lanes, beautiful winding roads through wooded hills and around lakes, tree-canopied neighborhood streets, urban boulevards and more.

In some instances, the vegetation growing along Oakland’s roads is unique and significant. In those cases, residents can petition the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) to designate the road as a Natural Beauty Road.

Natural Beauty Roads ranking involves rating the road in nine categories:
• native vegetation in the right of way
• rare species in the right of way
• environmental quality of the right of way and surrounding area
• scenic vistas
• bodies of water/wetlands
• wildlife
• development potential
• number of driveways, access or subdivision streets
• adequacy of the road