# Gulf Coast road trips Shrimp boats, live oaks, beach kitsch and five flags of empire — the Old Spanish Trail's whole Southern act, St. Augustine's mile zero to the Sabine River. US 90 and US 98 do everything I-10 can't. The Gulf Coast has 10 back-roads routes, about 2,025 miles and 108 curated stops, and 14 ready-made itineraries use them. ## Routes in the Gulf Coast - [US 90: The Creole Coast](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us90-coast) — New Orleans → Pensacola, ~270 mi, 2–3 days - [The Forgotten Coast](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/forgotten-coast) — Pensacola → St. Marks, ~280 mi, 2–3 days - [Bayou Teche & the Cajun Prairie](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/cajun-corridor) — New Orleans → Eunice, ~230 mi, 2–3 days - [River Road & the Felicianas](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/river-road) — New Orleans → Natchez, ~200 mi, 1–2 days - [US 90: The Florida Backbone](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/ost-florida) — St. Augustine → Pensacola, ~400 mi, 2–3 days - [US 90: Rice & Rails](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/ost-west) — Lafayette → Orange, TX, ~130 mi, 1 day - [LA 1: End of the Road](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/la1-end-of-road) — Donaldsonville → Grand Isle, ~110 mi, 1–2 days - [Cane River & El Camino Real](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/cane-river-camino) — Natchez → Toledo Bend, ~180 mi, 2 days - [Poverty Point & the Delta Parishes](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/poverty-point-delta) — Vidalia → Lake Providence, ~130 mi, 1–2 days - [Alabama's Coastal Connection](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/coastal-connection) — Dauphin Island → Pensacola, ~95 mi, 1–2 days ## Ready-made itineraries in the Gulf Coast - [Forgotten Coast Oyster Run](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/forgotten-weekend) — 3 days, ~250 mi, from Pensacola - [The Natchez Trace, End to End](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/trace-end-to-end) — 5 days, ~720 mi, from New Orleans - [The Gulf Crawl](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/gulf-crawl) — 6 days, ~480 mi, from New Orleans - [The Old Spanish Trail: Full US 90](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/old-spanish-trail) — 8 days, ~1000 mi, from St. Augustine - [Boudin, Cracklins & Plate Lunches](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/boudin-loop) — 2 days, ~140 mi, from Lafayette, LA - [Beyond the Sabine: El Camino to the Alamo](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/beyond-sabine) — 7 days, ~1050 mi, from Lafayette, LA - [Houston to New Orleans the Old US 90 Way](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/houston-to-new-orleans) — 3 days, ~430 mi, from Houston - [Gulf Shores & the Forts](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/gulf-shores-weekend) — 2 days, ~100 mi, from Mobile ## Itineraries that also touch the Gulf Coast - [The Red Dirt Roadhouse Run](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/red-dirt-run) — 6 days, ~900 mi, from Nashville - [The Deep South Grand Circle](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/deep-south-circle) — 14 days, ~1700 mi, from Memphis - [The Whole Hog](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/whole-hog) — 28 days, ~4300 mi, from Memphis (loop) - [The Long Way to the Opry](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/music-epic) — 21 days, ~3000 mi, from Nashville (loop) - [Memphis to New Orleans on US 61](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/memphis-to-new-orleans) — 4 days, ~500 mi, from Memphis - [The Great River Road, Southern Act](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/great-river-road-south) — 6 days, ~650 mi, from Memphis ## Frequently asked questions ### How many Gulf Coast road trips are in the atlas? 10 back-roads routes, about 2,025 miles in all, with 108 curated stops. Every one follows two-lane highways instead of the interstate. ### What is the longest route in the Gulf Coast? US 90: The Florida Backbone at about 400 miles (St. Augustine → Pensacola), a 2–3-day drive. ### Which Gulf Coast route works for a weekend? Alabama's Coastal Connection: about 95 miles, 1–2 days, Dauphin Island → Pensacola. ### Which states does the Gulf Coast cover? Its routes run through Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. --- Canonical URL: https://dixieroadtrip.com/regions/gulf Publisher: Dixie Media (Dixie Road Trip, https://dixieroadtrip.com/)