Destinations · Tennessee
TN · 35.1494, -90.0489
River Road Scenic Byway, Great River Road and Mississippi Delta Great River Road are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Memphis, Tennessee.
Understand
Although downtown Memphis has experienced quite a rebirth and renewal in the last few years, the center of the city is older; it is full of new development, teeming with change and coming into its own. In the past few years, the city has emerged to boast one of the largest downtown populations among US cities. Citizens again have a vested interest in making downtown a safe, exciting place to visit and relax in after decades of abandonment.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Memphis. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 2 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 8 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 22 mi out
Runs through Ozark-St. Francis National Forest.
State scenic byway · 12 mi out
Runs through National Forests in Mississippi.
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 · 29 mi
3 h 32 loop · 7 stops · back by 7:32 PM. Incorporates Great River Road.
Touches Great River Road, Mississippi Delta Great River Road
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 36 mi
7 h 04 loop · 13 stops · back by 11:03 PM. Incorporates Great River Road.
Touches Great River Road, Mississippi Delta Great River Road
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Memphis: 4 h, 29 miles, 7 stops; and 8 h, 36 miles, 13 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at Elvis Presley, St. Jude Thaddeus, Hound Dog II Jet, Private Presley, Tennessee Welcome Center, Graceland, Lincoln Park, Jesse Turner Park, Man & Guitar Statue, Memphis Children's Museum, Spanish War Memorial, Grizzly Bear and Veteran's Plaza Memorial. 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.