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Road trips in Alabama

6 road trips and 21 hand-picked places in Alabama, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Trip guides
6
Places
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Campsites in Alabama 286

Trip guides

Road trips through Alabama

Mobile Bay and Alabama’s Gulf Shores – Bellingrath Gardens and Home 2018 10© Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
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RV & family trips

Mobile Bay and Alabama’s Gulf Shores

116 mi9 stops3 days
Alabama’s civil rights trail: Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery – 16th Street Baptist Church Nov 2011 02© Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Themed road trips

Alabama’s civil rights trail: Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery

187 mi7 stops3 days
Sandstone rims, waterfalls and bald eagles – by camper from Birmingham via Cheaha Mountain and Little River Canyon to Huntsville – Spooky Tree - panoramio© Mike Tilley · CC BY 3.0
431
In-depth road trip guides

Sandstone rims, waterfalls and bald eagles – by camper from Birmingham via Cheaha Mountain and Little River Canyon to Huntsville

289 mi14 stops6 days
North Alabama: Helen Keller, rockets and caves – Felix Grundy Norman House© Nyttend · Public domain
565
Themed road trips

North Alabama: Helen Keller, rockets and caves

347 mi8 stops3 days
Sugar sand, cannon forts and shrimp boats – by camper along the Alabama and Mississippi Gulf Coast from Gulf Shores to Waveland – blue sea near city buildings under blue sky during daytimePhoto by Tristan Fox on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Sugar sand, cannon forts and shrimp boats – by camper along the Alabama and Mississippi Gulf Coast from Gulf Shores to Waveland

230 mi14 stops7 days
Moss, mounds and mileposts – by camper along the Natchez Trace Parkway – Tishomingo State Park 2017 14© Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Natchez Trace
In-depth road trip guides

Moss, mounds and mileposts – by camper along the Natchez Trace Parkway

538 mi14 stops6 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Mobile Bay and Alabama’s Gulf Shores3116 mi2 h 04 min9
Alabama’s civil rights trail: Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery3187 mi3 h 20 min7
Sandstone rims, waterfalls and bald eagles – by camper from Birmingham via Cheaha Mountain and Little River Canyon to Huntsville6289 mi5 h 10 min14
North Alabama: Helen Keller, rockets and caves3347 mi6 h 12 min8
Sugar sand, cannon forts and shrimp boats – by camper along the Alabama and Mississippi Gulf Coast from Gulf Shores to Waveland7230 mi4 h 06 min14
Moss, mounds and mileposts – by camper along the Natchez Trace Parkway6538 mi9 h 37 min14
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Alabama

Fort Morgan State Historic Site – Fort Morgan Interior© Silver2k12 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editor's pick
History

Fort Morgan State Historic Site

Gulf Shores, AL
Morning at Gulf State Park© Jodybwiki · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Gulf State Park

Gulf Shores, AL
16th Street Baptist Church – brown and black concrete buildingPhoto by Ebun Oluwole on Unsplash
Editor's pick
History

16th Street Baptist Church

Birmingham, AL
View of Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma AL 20160713 1© DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

Edmund Pettus Bridge

Selma, AL
National Memorial for Peace and Justice – Baldwin Magnet School May09© Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editor's pick
History

National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Montgomery, AL
U.S. Space & Rocket Center – 2012 Moonbuggy Race Purdue University in crater© NASA/MSFC · Public domain
Editor's pick
History

U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Huntsville, AL
Little River Canyon National Preserve – river, rocks, trees© Sonyuser · Pixabay Content License
Editor's pick
Nature

Little River Canyon National Preserve

Fort Payne, AL
Bellingrath Gardens and Home 2018 10© Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Bellingrath Gardens and Home

Theodore, AL
Fort Gaines Main Hall© Douglas Marks · CC BY-SA 3.0
History

Fort Gaines

Dauphin Island, AL
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park – USS Alabama (BB-60) - 13© APK · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

Mobile, AL
George Washington Carver Museum at Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama (cbbee635-2fc8-49f4-9dce-8edf592d7cfb)© NPS staff · Public domain
History

Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site

Tuskegee, AL
Helen Keller Birthplace (Ivy Green) – Felix Grundy Norman House© Nyttend · Public domain
History

Helen Keller Birthplace (Ivy Green)

Tuscumbia, AL
Cathedral Caverns State Park – Cathedral Caverns sitting area - panoramio© Dallas Epperson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Cathedral Caverns State Park

Woodville, AL
Vulcan Park and Museum – University of Alabama at Birmingham Campus from Vulcan© Jaymay · CC BY-SA 3.0
Views

Vulcan Park and Museum

Birmingham, AL
DeSoto State Park – Phausis reticulata 17930764© John P Friel · CC BY 4.0
Nature

DeSoto State Park

Fort Payne, AL
Rickwood Field – Legion Field - Birmingham, Alabama© Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
History

Rickwood Field

Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Nov 2011© Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0
History

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Birmingham, AL
Birmingham AL IMG 2581 Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark© Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Sloss Furnaces

Birmingham, AL
Fairhope Municipal Pier – Fairhope pier 1910 PC (53727991595)© Harley Flowers from Daphne Al, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
History

Fairhope Municipal Pier

Fairhope, AL
Rosa Parks Museum – Montgomery December 2018 13 (Court Square Fountain)© Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Rosa Parks Museum

Montgomery, AL
Cheaha State Park – Spooky Tree - panoramio© Mike Tilley · CC BY 3.0
Views

Cheaha State Park

Delta, AL

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Alabama?

Popular routes include Mobile Bay and Alabama’s Gulf Shores, Alabama’s civil rights trail: Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery, Sandstone rims, waterfalls and bald eagles – by camper from Birmingham via Cheaha Mountain and Little River Canyon to Huntsville and North Alabama: Helen Keller, rockets and caves. CampingSpirit has 6 trip guides that pass through Alabama, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Alabama are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Fort Morgan State Historic Site, Gulf State Park, 16th Street Baptist Church, Edmund Pettus Bridge, National Memorial for Peace and Justice and U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

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