# Atlantic Coast road trips

Barrier islands, Gullah Geechee country, pirate lore and 400 years of port-town history from the Outer Banks to St. Augustine. US 17 — the old Kings Highway — is the thread.

The Atlantic Coast has 9 back-roads routes, about 1,780 miles and 78 curated stops, and 9 ready-made itineraries use them.

## Routes in the Atlantic Coast

- [Kings Highway & the Lowcountry](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us17-lowcountry) — Wilmington → Savannah, ~290 mi, 3–4 days
- [Golden Isles & the First Coast](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/golden-isles) — Savannah → St. Augustine, ~210 mi, 2–3 days
- [Outer Banks & the Sound Country](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/outer-banks) — Dismal Swamp → New Bern, ~300 mi, 3–4 days
- [US 301: The Ghost Road](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us301-ghost-road) — Emporia → Santee, ~290 mi, 2–3 days
- [Sherman's Carolinas Campaign](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/shermans-carolinas) — Columbia → Durham, ~280 mi, 2–3 days
- [The Inner Banks](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/inner-banks) — Washington → Ocracoke (via Swan Quarter ferry), ~120 mi, 1–2 days
- [The Northern Neck](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/historyland-neck) — Fredericksburg → Irvington, ~110 mi, 1–2 days
- [VA 5 & the Colonial Parkway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/va5-colonial) — Richmond → Yorktown, ~90 mi, 1–2 days
- [US 13: The Eastern Shore](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/eastern-shore-13) — Cape Charles → Chincoteague, ~90 mi, 1–2 days

## Ready-made itineraries in the Atlantic Coast

- [Lowcountry Long Weekend](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/lowcountry-weekend) — 3 days, ~210 mi, from Charleston
- [Tidewater & the Outer Banks](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/tidewater-outer-banks) — 4 days, ~430 mi, from Richmond
- [Sounds & Banks](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/sounds-banks-week) — 7 days, ~560 mi, from Norfolk
- [Golden Isles Getaway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/golden-isles-weekend) — 3 days, ~260 mi, from Savannah
- [Cradle & Surrender: Jamestown to Appomattox](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/cradle-and-surrender) — 3 days, ~260 mi, from Williamsburg
- [US 17: Outer Banks to Florida](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/us17-end-to-end) — 8 days, ~820 mi, from Norfolk

## Itineraries that also touch the Atlantic Coast

- [The Eastern Crescent](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/eastern-crescent) — 15 days, ~1800 mi, from Washington, DC
- [The Whole Hog](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/whole-hog) — 28 days, ~4300 mi, from Memphis (loop)
- [Atlanta to Savannah to Charleston](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/atlanta-savannah-charleston) — 4 days, ~420 mi, from Atlanta

## Frequently asked questions
### How many Atlantic Coast road trips are in the atlas?

9 back-roads routes, about 1,780 miles in all, with 78 curated stops. Every one follows two-lane highways instead of the interstate.

### What is the longest route in the Atlantic Coast?

Outer Banks & the Sound Country at about 300 miles (Dismal Swamp → New Bern), a 3–4-day drive.

### Which Atlantic Coast route works for a weekend?

VA 5 & the Colonial Parkway: about 90 miles, 1–2 days, Richmond → Yorktown.

### Which states does the Atlantic Coast cover?

Its routes run through North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

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