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Road trips in Louisiana

7 road trips and 20 hand-picked places in Louisiana, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Trip guides
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Places
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Campsites in Louisiana 137

Trip guides

Road trips through Louisiana

Cajun Country – 05 The Whitney Plantation The Big House - From The Front (32447527390)© Adventure George · CC BY 2.0
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Themed road trips

Cajun Country

182 mi5 stops3 days
Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail – Wooden boardwalk through a marsh with observation towerPhoto by Howard Walsh on Unsplash
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Coast & island drives

Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail

107 mi7 stops2 days
Louisiana’s River Road: plantations, Baton Rouge and St. Francisville – Oak Alley Plantation Views 07© Geraldshields11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Themed road trips

Louisiana’s River Road: plantations, Baton Rouge and St. Francisville

194 mi9 stops3 days
Blues, levees and cypresses: by camper along the lower Great River Road from St. Louis to New Orleans – white and green dome cathedral in between high-rise buildings during daytimePhoto by Brittney Butler on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Blues, levees and cypresses: by camper along the lower Great River Road from St. Louis to New Orleans

842 mi14 stops7 days
Music highway: Nashville to New Orleans – a large room with rows of wooden chairsPhoto by Chris Kofoed on Unsplash
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Themed road trips

Music highway: Nashville to New Orleans

683 mi8 stops4 days
The Mississippi Gulf Coast on US-90 – Beauvoir east (4631237191)© /\ \/\/ /\ from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Coast & island drives

The Mississippi Gulf Coast on US-90

101 mi6 stops2 days
Piney Woods and Caddo Lake: Tyler to Shreveport – Tyler Texas Rose Garden Stone Patio 2019© Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
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Piney Woods and Caddo Lake: Tyler to Shreveport

240 mi7 stops3 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Cajun Country3182 mi3 h 15 min5
Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail2107 mi1 h 55 min7
Louisiana’s River Road: plantations, Baton Rouge and St. Francisville3194 mi3 h 28 min9
Blues, levees and cypresses: by camper along the lower Great River Road from St. Louis to New Orleans7842 mi15 h 02 min14
Music highway: Nashville to New Orleans4683 mi12 h 12 min8
The Mississippi Gulf Coast on US-902101 mi1 h 48 min6
Piney Woods and Caddo Lake: Tyler to Shreveport3240 mi4 h 17 min7
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Louisiana

Pintail Wildlife Drive – Cameron Prairie Unit 6 Prescribed Fire 07 30 13 (9408600392)© U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region · Public domain
Editor's pick
Nature

Pintail Wildlife Drive

Bell City, LA
Oak Alley Plantation Views 07© Geraldshields11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

Oak Alley Plantation

Vacherie, LA
French Quarter – NOLA 2019 8© Pierre Goiffon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

French Quarter

New Orleans, LA
Café du Monde in New Orleans (12)© John Cummings · CC BY-SA 3.0
Food

Café du Monde

New Orleans, LA
Avery Island, Louisiana-070© Serge Ottaviani · CC BY-SA 3.0
Food

Avery Island

New Iberia, LA
05 The Whitney Plantation The Big House - From The Front (32447527390)© Adventure George · CC BY 2.0
History

Whitney Plantation

Wallace, LA
Sabine NWR Wetland Walkway – Sylvilagus aquaticus - Jody Shugart - 320773993© Jody Shugart · CC BY 4.0
Nature

Sabine NWR Wetland Walkway

Hackberry, LA
Holly Beach, Louisiana© Quintin Soloviev · CC0
Nature

Holly Beach

Cameron, LA
Nature

Rutherford Beach

Creole, LA
History

Laura Plantation

Vacherie, LA
2014 Louisiana State Capitol© Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0
History

Louisiana State Capitol

Baton Rouge, LA
USA - Louisiana - Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site - 53410038882© Alexander Hatley · CC BY 2.0
History

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site

St. Francisville, LA
Audubon State Historic Site (Oakley House) – a large white house surrounded by trees and grassPhoto by Benjamin Price on Unsplash
History

Audubon State Historic Site (Oakley House)

St. Francisville, LA
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park – Barataria Preserve – Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 191925110© Jessica Utrup · CC BY 4.0
Nature

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park – Barataria Preserve

Marrero, LA
Vermilionville – A member of the royal court of the Troubadours Mardi Gras Ball© Amy Spreitzer Windsor · CC BY 2.0
History

Vermilionville

Lafayette, LA
Crawfish Étouffée in Breaux Bridge© Phil Whitehouse · CC BY 2.0
History

Breaux Bridge

Breaux Bridge, LA
Natchitoches Historic District – Lousiana Swamps -HWY 1 - panoramio© janie brooks · CC BY-SA 3.0
History

Natchitoches Historic District

Natchitoches, LA
Poverty Point World Heritage Site – West Carroll Parish - Poverty Point - 20220719124841© Riis2602 · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Poverty Point World Heritage Site

Epps, LA
The National WWII Museum – National WWII Museum corner, New Orleans May 2017© xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0
History

The National WWII Museum

New Orleans, LA
Grand Isle State Park© Rebecca Milby · CC BY 2.0
Nature

Grand Isle State Park

Grand Isle, LA

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Louisiana?

Popular routes include Cajun Country, Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail, Louisiana’s River Road: plantations, Baton Rouge and St. Francisville and Blues, levees and cypresses: by camper along the lower Great River Road from St. Louis to New Orleans. CampingSpirit has 7 trip guides that pass through Louisiana, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Louisiana are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Pintail Wildlife Drive, Oak Alley Plantation and French Quarter.

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