Pick Your Scenic Drive
Scenic Drives
Name of Drive
Description
Highlights
Where It Begins and Ends
Length In Miles
Website
Great River Road
Follows Mississippi River (Southern Section)
historic plantation homes
Baton Rouge to New Orleans
70
800/672-6124
Old Spanish Trail
Spanish Trading Route
New Iberia
Morgan city
Houma to Breaux Bridge
108
800/677-4082
Bayou Byways
Vibrant cultural cities
Lush liquid world of wildlife & french culture
New Oleans to Lafayette
172
800/346-1958
Creole Nature Trail
unspoiled marshland and shoreline
grosse savanne eco tours
gulf beaches
great wildlife viewing
head south on hwy 27 from sulphur to holly beach then east to creole and finally north to lake charles
180
800/456-7952
Wetlands Cultural Trail
Bayous and waterways
swamp tours
Golden Meadow to Grande Isle on Hwy 1
25
800/252-6727
Cajun Corridor Byway
great cajun country
fresh seafood
Gueydan to Delcambre
34
337/898-6600
Bayou Teche Scenic Byway
through Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
St Martinville heritage center
New Iberia historic district
from Arnaudville north of Lafayette to Morgan City (primarily on US Hwy 90)
183 miles (1/2 to 2 days)
888/942-3742