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Southern Gulf Explorer
A 15-day road trip from North Texas through the Deep South to the tip of the Florida Keys and back.
15days
33stops
3306km
Day 1: McKinney → Natchitoches
4h 9min · 450km2 stops
McKinney
09:00
4h 9min · 450km
Natchitoches
12:30
Day 2: Vicksburg National Military P… → Hattiesburg
3h 3min · 276km2 stops
Vicksburg National Military Park
10:00
3h 3min · 276km
Hattiesburg
14:00
Day 3: USS Alabama Battleship Memori… → Pensacola Beach
1h 40min · 157km2 stops
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
10:00
1h 40min · 157km
Pensacola Beach
16:00
Day 4: Seaside → Panama City Beach
1h 43min · 109km2 stops
Seaside
11:00
1h 43min · 109km
Panama City Beach
14:00
Day 5: Apalachicola → Wakulla Springs → Tallahassee
3h 1min · 225km3 stops
Apalachicola
11:00
1h 42min · 120km
Wakulla Springs
14:30
1h 19min · 105km
Tallahassee
17:00
Day 6: Devil's Den Prehistoric Spring → Crystal River
2h 33min · 233km2 stops
Devil's Den Prehistoric Spring
11:00
2h 33min · 233km
Crystal River
14:00
Day 7: Three Sisters Springs → Tarpon Springs → Sarasota
1h 28min · 93km3 stops
Three Sisters Springs
08:00
6min · 2.4km
Tarpon Springs
13:00
1h 22min · 91km
Sarasota
17:00
Day 8: Shark Valley → Key Largo
2h 59min · 310km2 stops
Shark Valley
10:00
2h 59min · 310km
Key Largo
14:00
Day 9: Robbie's of Islamorada → Seven Mile Bridge → Key West
1h 14min · 85km3 stops
Robbie's of Islamorada
10:00
33min · 36km
Seven Mile Bridge
13:00
41min · 49km
Key West
15:30
Day 10: Hemingway Home and Museum → Fort Zachary Taylor
7min · 2.8km2 stops
Hemingway Home and Museum
10:00
7min · 2.8km
Fort Zachary Taylor
13:00
Day 11: Bahia Honda → Wynwood Walls → South Beach
3h 40min · 267km3 stops
Bahia Honda
11:00
1h · 60km
Wynwood Walls
15:00
2h 40min · 207km
South Beach
18:00
Day 12: Kennedy Space Center → Daytona Beach
3h 22min · 361km2 stops
Kennedy Space Center
11:00
3h 22min · 361km
Daytona Beach
16:00
Day 13: Castillo de San Marcos → Lake City
1h 11min · 91km2 stops
Castillo de San Marcos
09:00
1h 11min · 91km
Lake City
12:00
Day 14: Ocean Springs → Baton Rouge
5h 46min · 647km2 stops
Ocean Springs
09:00
5h 46min · 647km
Baton Rouge
18:00
Day 15: McKinney
1 stops
McKinney
10:00
Heads Up
- 1. Day 2: 5h 26m driving — plan rest stops
- 2. Day 14: 8h 2m driving — plan rest stops
- 3. Day 15: 6h 37m driving — plan rest stops