Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in Louisiana. Within Louisiana it covers roughly 280 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway spans 283 miles across Acadia, St. Landry, and Evangeline parishes in three loops and a connecting spur. Mamou, on the Ville Platte loop, calls itself the Cajun Music Capital of the World and holds an August music festival, with Fred's Lounge hosting a Saturday-morning Cajun dance that's run for decades. The Eunice loop passes the Cajun French Music Hall of Fame and Museum, while the Washington-Opelousas loop ends in Opelousas, birthplace of accordionist Clifton Chenier and widely considered the home of zydeco music. Rolling prairie, small towns, and Southern mansions fill the drive between these musical landmarks, alongside plenty of live Cajun cooking along the way.
- 283 miles, 3 loops + a spur
- Mamou, self-declared Cajun Music Capital
- Eunice's Cajun French Music Hall of Fame
- Opelousas, Clifton Chenier's birthplace
- Acadia, St. Landry & Evangeline parishes
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
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.
Where to Stay along Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
5 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway.
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