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Road trips from Little Rock

12 back-roads routes start within a 4.5-hour drive of Little Rock, including 2 day trips and 9 weekend drives; 2 ready-made itineraries begin nearby.

Drive times are estimates to the nearer end of each route (straight-line miles plus a quarter, at 50 mph); the atlas itself never routes you onto an interstate once the drive begins.

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Day trips from Little Rock

• Talimena & the Ouachitas
  About 1 h 10 min to Hot Springs
  Hot Springs → Talihina, OK · ~130 mi · 1–2 days · skips I-30
• The Arkansas Delta
  About 2 h 25 min to Helena
  Helena → Lake Village · ~150 mi · 1–2 days · skips I-40 / I-55

Weekend road trips from Little Rock

• Arkansas 7: The Scenic Seven
  About 1 h 10 min to Hot Springs
  Hot Springs → Harrison · ~160 mi · 2 days · skips I-49 (by 80 miles)
• Crowley's Ridge Parkway
  About 2 h 25 min to Helena
  Piggott → Helena · ~200 mi · 2 days · skips I-55
• The Pig Trail & Eureka
  About 2 h 30 min to Ozark
  Ozark → Eureka Springs · ~85 mi · 1 days · skips I-49
• The Buffalo River Loop
  About 2 h 50 min to Loop from Harrison
  Loop from Harrison · ~100 mi · 1–2 days · skips US 65 (and every other four-lane)
• Highway 64: Shiloh to Lookout Mountain
  About 3 h 15 min to Memphis
  Memphis → Chattanooga · ~340 mi · 2–3 days · skips I-40 / I-24
• The Hill Country Ramble
  About 3 h 15 min to Memphis
  Memphis → Tupelo · ~130 mi · 1–2 days · skips I-22
• The Bootheel: US 61 North
  About 3 h 15 min to Memphis
  Memphis → Cape Girardeau · ~175 mi · 1–2 days · skips I-55
• US 70: Broadway of America
  About 3 h 15 min to Memphis
  Memphis → Nashville · ~210 mi · 2 days · skips I-40
• Poverty Point & the Delta Parishes
  About 3 h 45 min to Lake Providence
  Vidalia → Lake Providence · ~130 mi · 1–2 days · skips I-20

Named parkways and scenic byways within reach

• Arkansas 7: The Scenic Seven
  About 1 h 10 min to Hot Springs
  Hot Springs → Harrison · ~160 mi · 2 days · skips I-49 (by 80 miles)
• Crowley's Ridge Parkway
  About 2 h 25 min to Helena
  Piggott → Helena · ~200 mi · 2 days · skips I-55

Longer itineraries starting near Little Rock

• The Scenic Seven & the Pig Trail
  3 days · ~340 mi · from Hot Springs, AR
  Arkansas's two great mountain drives back to back: bathhouse steam and gangster lore, then the Buffalo River highlands and the Pig Trail's tight…
• The Ozark & Ouachita Highlands
  6 days · ~780 mi · from Hot Springs, AR
  Arkansas's high country in one loop: the Ouachitas' crest drive, the Scenic Seven over the Buffalo River, the Pig Trail to Eureka Springs, and a run…

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