# Louisiana road trips and scenic drives 7 back-roads routes touch Louisiana, with 71 curated stops along them and 12 ready-made itineraries crossing the state. ## Routes through Louisiana - [US 90: The Creole Coast](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us90-coast) — New Orleans → Pensacola, ~270 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 - [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 - [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 ## Scenic drives and parkways - [US 90: The Creole Coast](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us90-coast) — New Orleans → Pensacola, ~270 mi, 2–3 days ## Ready-made itineraries that cross Louisiana - [The Natchez Trace, End to End](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/trace-end-to-end) — 5 days, ~720 mi, from New Orleans - [The Red Dirt Roadhouse Run](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/red-dirt-run) — 6 days, ~900 mi, from Nashville - [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 - [The Deep South Grand Circle](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/deep-south-circle) — 14 days, ~1700 mi, from Memphis - [Boudin, Cracklins & Plate Lunches](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/boudin-loop) — 2 days, ~140 mi, from Lafayette, LA - [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) - [Beyond the Sabine: El Camino to the Alamo](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/beyond-sabine) — 7 days, ~1050 mi, from Lafayette, LA - [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 - [Houston to New Orleans the Old US 90 Way](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/houston-to-new-orleans) — 3 days, ~430 mi, from Houston ## Stories from Louisiana - [A Gulf Coast Seafood Drive on US 90](https://dixieroadtrip.com/articles/gulf-coast-seafood-us-90) — Oysters, royal reds and working docks from New Orleans to Pensacola ## Frequently asked questions ### How many Louisiana road trips are there, and how long do they take? 7 routes cross Louisiana, from 1 day to 3 days each; driven back to back they add up to about 1,250 miles. ### What is the longest drive in Louisiana? US 90: The Creole Coast at about 270 miles (New Orleans → Pensacola), a 2–3-day drive. ### What is the best weekend drive in Louisiana? LA 1: End of the Road: about 110 miles, 1–2 days, Donaldsonville → Grand Isle. ### Which neighboring states do Louisiana routes continue into? These routes carry on into Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Texas. --- Canonical URL: https://dixieroadtrip.com/states/louisiana Publisher: Dixie Media (Dixie Road Trip, https://dixieroadtrip.com/)