Scenic Drives & Byways in Louisiana
Louisiana has 19 scenic drives and byways to explore — including 1 National Scenic Byway and 18 State Scenic Byways. Pick any road below to see it on the map, or plan a Louisiana trip in the Road Sorties route planner with scenic-road routing turned on.
All scenic roads in Louisiana
- Bayou Teche National Scenic Byway
- Boom or Bust Byway
- Cajun Corridor Byway
- Cane River National Heritage Trail
- Creole Nature Trail
- Flyway Byway
- Great River Road - Louisiana
- Historic US 80 80
- Longleaf Trail Byway
- Louisiana Colonial Trails
- Myths and Legends Byway
- Northup Trail
- San Bernardo Byway
- Southern Swamp Byway
- Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
- Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
- Wetlands Cultural Trail
- Zachary Taylor Parkway
- Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
Types of scenic byways in Louisiana
- National Scenic Byway 1
- National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.
- State Scenic Byway 18
- State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.