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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
32stops
3307km
DAY01

McKinney → Natchitoches

450 km · 4h 9m driving · Overnight in Natchitoches
  1. 09:00
    McKinney· start
  2. 450 km · 4h 9m
  3. 12:30
    Natchitoches· overnight
Accommodation
Natchitoches
DAY02

Vicksburg → Hattiesburg

276 km · 3h 3m driving · long drive · Overnight in Hattiesburg
  1. 10:00
    Vicksburg National Military Park· start
  2. 276 km · 3h 3m
  3. 14:00
    Hattiesburg· overnight
Accommodation
Hattiesburg
DAY03

USS Alabama Battleship Memori… → Pensacola Beach

157 km · 1h 40m driving · Overnight in Pensacola Beach
  1. 10:00
    USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park· start
  2. 157 km · 1h 40m
  3. 16:00
    Pensacola Beach· overnight
Accommodation
Pensacola Beach
DAY04

Seaside → Panama City Beach

109 km · 1h 43m driving · Overnight in Panama City Beach
  1. 11:00
    Seaside· start
  2. 109 km · 1h 43m
  3. 14:00
    Panama City Beach· overnight
Accommodation
Panama City Beach
DAY05

Apalachicola → Tallahassee

225 km · 3h 1m driving · Overnight in Tallahassee
  1. 11:00
    Apalachicola· start
  2. 120 km · 1h 42m
  3. 14:30
    Wakulla Springs
  4. 105 km · 1h 19m
  5. 17:00
    Tallahassee· overnight
Accommodation
Tallahassee
DAY06

Devil's Den Prehistoric Spring → Crystal River

233 km · 2h 33m driving · Overnight in Crystal River
  1. 11:00
    Devil's Den Prehistoric Spring· start
  2. 233 km · 2h 33m
  3. 14:00
    Crystal River· overnight
Accommodation
Crystal River
DAY07

Three Sisters Springs → Sarasota

93 km · 1h 28m driving · Overnight in Sarasota
  1. 08:00
    Three Sisters Springs· start
  2. 2.4 km · 6m
  3. 13:00
    Tarpon Springs
  4. 91 km · 1h 22m
  5. 17:00
    Sarasota· overnight
Accommodation
Sarasota
DAY08

Shark Valley → Key Largo

310 km · 2h 59m driving · Overnight in Key Largo
  1. 10:00
    Shark Valley· start
  2. 310 km · 2h 59m
  3. 14:00
    Key Largo· overnight
Accommodation
Key Largo
DAY09

Robbie's of Islamorada → Key West

85 km · 1h 14m driving · Overnight in Key West
  1. 10:00
    Robbie's of Islamorada· start
  2. 36 km · 33m
  3. 13:00
    Seven Mile Bridge
  4. 49 km · 41m
  5. 15:30
    Key West· overnight
Accommodation
Key West
DAY10

Hemingway Home and Museum → Fort Zachary Taylor

2.8 km · 7m driving · Overnight in Fort Zachary Taylor
  1. 10:00
    Hemingway Home and Museum· start
  2. 2.8 km · 7m
  3. 13:00
    Fort Zachary Taylor· overnight
Accommodation
Key West
DAY11

Bahia Honda → South Beach

267 km · 3h 40m driving · Overnight in South Beach
  1. 11:00
    Bahia Honda· start
  2. 60 km · 1h
  3. 15:00
    Wynwood Walls
  4. 207 km · 2h 40m
  5. 18:00
    South Beach· overnight
Accommodation
Miami Beach
DAY12

Kennedy Space Center → Daytona Beach

361 km · 3h 22m driving · Overnight in Daytona Beach
  1. 11:00
    Kennedy Space Center· start
  2. 361 km · 3h 22m
  3. 16:00
    Daytona Beach· overnight
Accommodation
Daytona Beach
DAY13

Castillo de San Marcos → Lake City

91 km · 1h 11m driving · Overnight in Lake City
  1. 09:00
    Castillo de San Marcos· start
  2. 91 km · 1h 11m
  3. 12:00
    Lake City· overnight
Accommodation
Lake City
DAY14

Ocean Springs → Baton Rouge

647 km · 5h 46m driving · long drive · Overnight in Baton Rouge
  1. 09:00
    Ocean Springs· start
  2. 647 km · 5h 46m
  3. 18:00
    Baton Rouge· overnight
Accommodation
Baton Rouge
DAY15

McKinney

  1. 10:00
    McKinney
Heads Up
  • Day 2: 5h 26m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 14: 8h 2m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 15: 6h 37m driving — plan rest stops