Road trips in Tennessee
9 road trips and 14 hand-picked places in Tennessee, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
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Trip guides
Road trips through Tennessee
Things to do in…
Cumberland Plateau waterfalls
National park loops
The quiet side of the Smokies: Foothills Parkway and Cades Cove
Themed road trips
Music highway: Nashville to New Orleans
Scenic byways
Natchez Trace Parkway
Themed road trips
Cumberland Gap and the moonbow at Cumberland Falls
Themed road trips
The Blues Highway
Themed road trips
Faulkner, Elvis and Shiloh: north Mississippi hill country
Scenic byways
Great Smoky Mountains and the Tail of the Dragon
Themed road trips
North Alabama: Helen Keller, rockets and caves
Editor's picks
Places worth the detour in Tennessee
History
National Civil Rights Museum
Nature
Cummins Falls State Park
Nature
Fall Creek Falls State Park
Nature
Cades Cove
History
Graceland
History
Ryman Auditorium
Camping
Elkmont Campground
Views
Natchez Trace double arch bridge
Nature
Burgess Falls State Park
Nature
Rock Island State Park
Nature
Foster Falls
History
Shiloh National Military Park
Views
Look Rock, Foothills Parkway
Views
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
FAQs
What are the best road trips in Tennessee?
Popular routes include Cumberland Plateau waterfalls, The quiet side of the Smokies: Foothills Parkway and Cades Cove, Music highway: Nashville to New Orleans and Natchez Trace Parkway. CampingSpirit has 9 trip guides that pass through Tennessee, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in Tennessee are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend National Civil Rights Museum, Cummins Falls State Park, Fall Creek Falls State Park and Cades Cove.