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Road trips in Louisiana

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

Trip guides
4
Places
7
Trip guides

Road trips through Louisiana

10
Themed road trips

Cajun Country

182 mi5 stops3 days
27
Coast & island drives

Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail

107 mi7 stops2 days
55
Themed road trips

Music highway: Nashville to New Orleans

683 mi8 stops4 days
90
Coast & island drives

The Mississippi Gulf Coast on US-90

101 mi6 stops2 days
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Louisiana

Editor's pick
Nature

Pintail Wildlife Drive

Bell City, LA
Food

Café du Monde

New Orleans, LA
Food

Avery Island

New Iberia, LA
History

Whitney Plantation

Wallace, LA
Nature

Sabine NWR Wetland Walkway

Hackberry, LA
Nature

Holly Beach

Cameron, LA
Nature

Rutherford Beach

Creole, LA

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Louisiana?

Popular routes include Cajun Country, Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail, Music highway: Nashville to New Orleans and The Mississippi Gulf Coast on US-90. CampingSpirit has 4 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.

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