Destinations · Louisiana
LA · 29.9537, -90.0778
San Bernardo Scenic Byway, River Road Scenic Byway and Great River Road are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Understand
New Orleans is known for a host of attributes like its famous Creole food, abundant alcohol, music of many styles, nearby swamps and plantations, 18th- & 19th-century architecture, antiques, gay pride, streetcars, and museums. Nicknamed the Big Easy, New Orleans has long had a reputation as an adult-oriented city. However, the city also offers many attractions for families with children and those interested in culture and the arts. It is a city with Roman Catholic plurality owing to its French and Spanish origins.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to New Orleans. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 3 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 4 mi out
State scenic byway · starts in town
State scenic byway · 26 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 · 39 mi
3 h 47 loop · 7 stops · back by 2:46 PM. Incorporates Great River Road.
Touches Great River Road, River Road Scenic Byway, San Bernardo Scenic Byway
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 41 mi
7 h 27 loop · 13 stops · back by 6:27 PM. Incorporates Great River Road.
Touches Great River Road, River Road Scenic Byway, San Bernardo Scenic Byway
Byway's engine bakes two loops from New Orleans: 4 h, 39 miles, 7 stops; and 8 h, 41 miles, 13 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at George Washington, Eagle Saloon, Scrap House Katrina Memorial Sculpture, Bayou Segnette State Park, Gumbo Festival, New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House, Compassionate Friends Memorial Garden, Lafreniere Park, Louisiana Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Wedell Monument, Ancestral Legacy, José Martí and Louis Armstrong's Birthplace. 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.