# Road trips from Houston

> 3 road trips that start in or near Houston, from 3 to 7 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/houston-tx/

3 road trips that start in or near Houston, from 3 to 7 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Big Thicket: East Texas pines and bayous](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b9-big-thicket/): 3 days, 172 mi – North of Houston into the piney woods, then south through the Big Thicket National Preserve to a canoe creek near Beaumont.
- [Texas Gulf Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/texas-gulf/): 3 days, 318 mi – Galveston’s Victorian Strand, island ferries and the wild beaches of Padre Island.
- [Pines, pitcher plants and cypress swamps – by camper from the edge of Houston through the Piney Woods of East Texas](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-418-east-texas-piney-woods/): 7 days, 594 mi – From Lake Conroe via the Big Thicket, Toledo Bend and Nacogdoches to the roses of Tyler, Caddo Lake and the old river town of Jefferson: around 1,100 kilometres through the Texas nobody expects – green, humid and full of forest.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Houston?**
Popular routes starting in or near Houston: Big Thicket: East Texas pines and bayous, Texas Gulf Coast and Pines, pitcher plants and cypress swamps – by camper from the edge of Houston through the Piney Woods of East Texas.

**Is there a short road trip from Houston?**
The shortest is Big Thicket: East Texas pines and bayous: 3 days, about 172 mi.

**What is the longest road trip from Houston?**
The longest is Pines, pitcher plants and cypress swamps – by camper from the edge of Houston through the Piney Woods of East Texas: 7 days, about 594 mi with 14 stops.