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Destinations · Mississippi

Picayune

MS · 30.5281, -89.6803

NASA Scenic Byway to Space, Great River Road and Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Picayune, Mississippi.

The drives · Designated roads lead.

4 scenic drives near Picayune

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Picayune. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Great River Road

    National Scenic Byway · 14 mi out

  2. 02

    NASA Scenic Byway to Space

    State scenic byway · 7 mi out

  3. 03

    Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway

    State scenic byway · 16 mi out

  4. 04

    Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 23 mi out

Day-trip loops

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 · 8 h window · 150 mi

7 h 36 loop · 11 stops · back by 11:35 PM. Rides the NASA Scenic Byway to Space (+17 min).

  1. Katrina · 30 min
  2. Pontoon Brigade · 30 min
  3. Crackin Shells Dippin Tails · 10 min
  4. St. Tammany Fishing Pier · 10 min
  5. Scrap House Katrina Memorial Sculpture · 30 min
  6. Mardi Gras World · 10 min
  7. Bayou Segnette State Park · 45 min
  8. Gumbo Festival · 10 min
  9. New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House · 10 min
  10. Compassionate Friends Memorial Garden · 30 min
  11. Jendiva 2001 · 30 min

Touches Great River Road, River Road Scenic Byway, NASA Scenic Byway to Space

Common questions

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Picayune?

Byway's engine bakes one loop from Picayune: 8 h, 150 miles, 11 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Picayune?

The 8 h loop stops at Katrina, Pontoon Brigade, Crackin Shells Dippin Tails, St. Tammany Fishing Pier, Scrap House Katrina Memorial Sculpture, Mardi Gras World, Bayou Segnette State Park, Gumbo Festival, New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House, Compassionate Friends Memorial Garden and Jendiva 2001. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Public land

Lookouts

Named places

  • Shay park · 0 mi
  • pr valley railroad engine · 0 mi
  • 138th Engineer · 0 mi
  • Pontoon Brigade · 0 mi
  • Brick by Brick · 0 mi
  • Mural at Katiecakes · 0 mi
  • Jack Reed Park · 0 mi
  • Crackin Shells Dippin Tails · 0 mi

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