# Mississippi road trips and scenic drives 12 back-roads routes touch Mississippi, with 131 curated stops along them and 15 ready-made itineraries crossing the state. ## Routes through Mississippi - [Natchez Trace Parkway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/natchez-trace) — Natchez → Nashville, ~444 mi, 3–4 days - [The Civil Rights Trail](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/civil-rights) — Jackson → Birmingham, ~430 mi, 3–4 days - [US 11: The Valley South](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us11-valley-south) — Chattanooga → Meridian, ~330 mi, 3–4 days - [The Blues Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/blues-61) — Memphis → Natchez, ~320 mi, 2–4 days - [US 90: The Creole Coast](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us90-coast) — New Orleans → Pensacola, ~270 mi, 2–3 days - [River Road & the Felicianas](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/river-road) — New Orleans → Natchez, ~200 mi, 1–2 days - [The Free State of Jones](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/free-state-of-jones) — Meridian → Natchez, ~200 mi, 2 days - [Cane River & El Camino Real](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/cane-river-camino) — Natchez → Toledo Bend, ~180 mi, 2 days - [Grant's Vicksburg Campaign](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/grant-campaign) — Loop from Vicksburg, ~165 mi, 1–2 days - [US 49: Jackson to the Sound](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us49-piney-woods) — Jackson → Gulfport, ~160 mi, 1–2 days - [The Shoals](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/muscle-shoals) — Corinth → Huntsville, ~150 mi, 2 days - [The Hill Country Ramble](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/hill-country) — Memphis → Tupelo, ~130 mi, 1–2 days ## Scenic drives and parkways - [Natchez Trace Parkway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/natchez-trace) — Natchez → Nashville, ~444 mi, 3–4 days - [US 90: The Creole Coast](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us90-coast) — New Orleans → Pensacola, ~270 mi, 2–3 days ## Ready-made itineraries that cross Mississippi - [Delta 101](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/delta-101) — 3 days, ~420 mi, from Memphis - [Grant's Campaign Weekend](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/grant-weekend) — 2 days, ~180 mi, from Vicksburg - [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 Trace & the Delta Loop](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/trace-delta-week) — 7 days, ~1000 mi, from Nashville - [The Gulf Crawl](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/gulf-crawl) — 6 days, ~480 mi, from New Orleans - [The Civil Rights Pilgrimage](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/civilrights-week) — 7 days, ~900 mi, from Memphis - [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 - [The Hot Tamale Trail](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/tamale-trail) — 2 days, ~160 mi, from Greenville, MS - [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) - [The Sacred South: Gospel & Sanctuary](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/sacred-south) — 6 days, ~700 mi, from Tuscaloosa - [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 ## Stories from Mississippi - [The Juke Joints of US 61](https://dixieroadtrip.com/articles/juke-joints-us-61) — The Delta's Saturday-night churches, from Clarksdale to Bentonia - [The Natchez Trace: 444 Miles Without a Billboard](https://dixieroadtrip.com/articles/natchez-trace-no-billboards) — A slow-road guide from Natchez to Nashville - [Driving Grant's Vicksburg Campaign](https://dixieroadtrip.com/articles/grants-vicksburg-campaign) — Five battles in eighteen days, county road by county road - [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 - [Driving the Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail](https://dixieroadtrip.com/articles/selma-montgomery-civil-rights-trail) — The 54 miles from Brown Chapel to the Alabama State Capitol ## Frequently asked questions ### How many Mississippi road trips are there, and how long do they take? 12 routes cross Mississippi, from 1 day to 4 days each; driven back to back they add up to about 2,979 miles. ### What is the longest drive in Mississippi? Natchez Trace Parkway at about 444 miles (Natchez → Nashville), a 3–4-day drive. ### What is the best weekend drive in Mississippi? The Hill Country Ramble: about 130 miles, 1–2 days, Memphis → Tupelo. ### Which neighboring states do Mississippi routes continue into? These routes carry on into Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Florida and Georgia. --- Canonical URL: https://dixieroadtrip.com/states/mississippi Publisher: Dixie Media (Dixie Road Trip, https://dixieroadtrip.com/)