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Tampa

FL · 27.9466, -82.4593

Courtney Campbell, Suncoast Scenic Pkwy and Tamiami Trail Hwy (Obs) are signed byways within 30 miles of Tampa, Florida.

Tampa is on the north shore of Tampa Bay in West Central Florida. Saint Petersburg lies west of the bay, while Bradenton is on the southern shore. The downtown business center of the city is on the north shore of Hillsborough Bay (a small bay within Tampa Bay which is bordered by the eastern shore of Tampa Bay and the small peninsula of South Tampa) and Ybor City lies just to the east. MacDill Air Force Base is on the southern tip of South Tampa, while the city also extends to the north all the way to New Tampa.
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3 scenic drives near Tampa

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

  1. 01

    COURTNEY CAMPBELL

    State scenic byway · 6 mi out

  2. 02

    SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY

    State scenic byway · 14 mi out

  3. 03

    TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)

    State scenic byway · 22 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 · 4 h window · 68 mi

3 h 31 loop · 4 stops · back by 3:31 PM. Incorporates Courtney Campbell.

  1. Odet Philippe's Marker · 30 min
  2. Moo-Lah The Cow · 30 min
  3. U.S. Coast Guard Grumman HU-16E Albatross · 30 min
  4. Historic Banyan Tree · 10 min

Touches Courtney Campbell, Suncoast Scenic Pkwy

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 63 mi

7 h 48 loop · 11 stops · back by 7:48 PM. Incorporates Courtney Campbell.

  1. Solstice · 30 min
  2. Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park · 45 min
  3. City of Tampa Mural · 30 min
  4. Ossian Bingley Hart · 30 min
  5. Clara C. Frye · 30 min
  6. Odet Philippe's Marker · 30 min
  7. Safety Harbor Museum & Cultural Center · 60 min
  8. Moo-Lah The Cow · 30 min
  9. U.S. Coast Guard Grumman HU-16E Albatross · 30 min
  10. Huggins-Stengel Field · 30 min
  11. Utopiary Land · 10 min

Touches Courtney Campbell, Suncoast Scenic Pkwy

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

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Tampa: 4 h, 68 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 63 miles, 11 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

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

The 8 h loop stops at Solstice, Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, City of Tampa Mural, Ossian Bingley Hart, Clara C. Frye, Odet Philippe's Marker, Safety Harbor Museum & Cultural Center, Moo-Lah The Cow, U.S. Coast Guard Grumman HU-16E Albatross, Huggins-Stengel Field and Utopiary Land. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

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

Scenic byways

Named places

  • Solstice · 0 mi
  • MacDill Park on the Riverwalk · 0 mi
  • Lykes Gaslight Park · 0 mi
  • Kiley Gardens · 0 mi
  • Plant Park · 0 mi
  • Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park · 0 mi
  • Joseph Frye Park · 0 mi
  • JFK Memorial Statue · 0 mi

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