Destinations · Louisiana
LA · 29.7200, -90.3600
Wetlands Cultural Trail, Great River Road and River Road Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Greater New Orleans, Louisiana.
Understand
The city of New Orleans and the surrounding region is the main center of Creole culture in Louisiana. The Louisiana Creole people are from a mix of different ethnic origins, with their culture being largely a fusion of African, Native American, French and Spanish influences.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Greater New Orleans. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 14 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 14 mi out
State scenic byway · 9 mi out
State scenic byway · 24 mi out
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 1 · 4 h window · 114 mi
3 h 40 loop · 4 stops · back by 7:40 PM. Incorporates River Road Scenic Byway.
Touches River Road Scenic Byway, Great River Road, San Bernardo Scenic Byway
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 300 mi
7 h 53 loop · 3 stops · back by 11:52 PM. Rides the River Road Scenic Byway (+22 min).
Touches Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, River Road Scenic Byway, Great River Road
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Greater New Orleans: 4 h, 114 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 300 miles, 3 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 4 h loop stops at Ragin Cajun Airboat Tours, Gumbo Festival, New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House and Destrehan Plantation. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.