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Scenic Drives in Texas

Routes

60

Avg Distance

567 mi

Avg Drive

9h 50m

Destinations

23

Texas has 60 routes that score 7 or higher on our drive quality scale — roads where the scenery and terrain actually make the drive worth doing. Average distance: 567 miles.

Planning Tips

Scenic routes often have fewer gas stations and services. Top off your tank before heading into mountainous or rural stretches.
Budget extra time for scenic drives — pulling over for views, photos, and short hikes is half the point.
Check weather conditions for mountain passes and high-elevation stretches, especially in shoulder seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions

We rate routes on a 1-10 drive score based on elevation changes, road variety, and terrain diversity. The 60 routes listed here all score 7 or higher.

Drive times and distances come from actual road network data via OSRM. Fuel costs use current state-level gas prices. Drive scores factor in elevation profile, road variety, and terrain. All data is recalculated regularly.

Yes. Click any route to see its full trip page with turn-by-turn directions, fuel cost estimates, elevation profile, stop suggestions, weather conditions, and more.

Top Scenic Routes

Groves, TX → El Paso, TX

834.2 mi 14h 3m Score: 7/10

Port Arthur, TX → El Paso, TX

831.8 mi 14h Score: 7/10

Texarkana, TX → El Paso, TX

813.8 mi 13h 47m Score: 7/10

Ames, TX → El Paso, TX

788.4 mi 13h 11m Score: 7/10

Texas City, TX → El Paso, TX

785.2 mi 13h 9m Score: 7/10

Hitchcock, TX → El Paso, TX

781.2 mi 13h 6m Score: 7/10

Porter Heights, TX → El Paso, TX

770 mi 12h 49m Score: 7/10

Rusk, TX → El Paso, TX

760.1 mi 12h 56m Score: 8/10

Gruver, TX → Corpus Christi, TX

753.8 mi 13h 10m Score: 8/10

Sullivan City, TX → El Paso, TX

725 mi 13h 6m Score: 8/10

Commerce, TX → El Paso, TX

701.4 mi 11h 53m Score: 7/10

Whitesboro, TX → El Paso, TX

680.6 mi 11h 27m Score: 7/10

Refugio, TX → El Paso, TX

669.6 mi 11h 18m Score: 7/10

Vinton, TX → Dallas, TX

651.9 mi 11h 3m Score: 7/10

Frisco, TX → El Paso, TX

651.5 mi 10h 57m Score: 7/10

Double Oak, TX → El Paso, TX

634.2 mi 10h 43m Score: 7/10

Amarillo, TX → Brownwood, TX

625.4 mi 11h 24m Score: 7/10

Port Arthur, TX → Lubbock, TX

621.6 mi 11h 19m Score: 7/10

Dallas, TX → Horizon City, TX

619.9 mi 10h 24m Score: 7/10

Colorado, TX → El Paso, TX

618.9 mi 10h 27m Score: 7/10

Dallas, TX → Tornillo, TX

601.7 mi 10h 5m Score: 7/10

Lago Vista, TX → El Paso, TX

581.1 mi 9h 56m Score: 8/10

Natalia, TX → El Paso, TX

577.7 mi 9h 25m Score: 8/10

The Woodlands, TX → Amarillo, TX

576.7 mi 10h 15m Score: 7/10

Alpine, TX → Houston, TX

571.5 mi 9h 40m Score: 9/10

Converse, TX → El Paso, TX

559.6 mi 9h 3m Score: 8/10

Balcones Heights, TX → El Paso, TX

545.9 mi 8h 48m Score: 8/10

Irving, TX → Mercedes, TX

540.4 mi 9h 25m Score: 8/10

San Elizario, TX → San Antonio, TX

534.4 mi 8h 37m Score: 8/10

Dallas, TX → La Homa, TX

530.9 mi 9h 14m Score: 8/10

Arlington, TX → West Sharyland, TX

526.2 mi 9h 17m Score: 8/10

Corpus Christi, TX → Kermit, TX

525.8 mi 9h 14m Score: 7/10

Dallas, TX → San Juan, TX

519 mi 8h 58m Score: 8/10

Progreso, TX → Dallas, TX

514 mi 9h 26m Score: 9/10

Amarillo, TX → College Station, TX

512.1 mi 9h 10m Score: 7/10

Brownsville, TX → Crowley, TX

511.5 mi 9h 37m Score: 8/10

Pecos, TX → Corpus Christi, TX

508 mi 8h 30m Score: 9/10

Mission, TX → Dallas, TX

505.2 mi 9h 13m Score: 9/10

Fort Hancock, TX → San Antonio, TX

499 mi 7h 58m Score: 8/10

Lamesa, TX → Corpus Christi, TX

489.4 mi 8h 28m Score: 8/10

Lyford, TX → Dallas, TX

486.2 mi 9h 6m Score: 8/10

Greenville, TX → Laredo, TX

479.4 mi 8h 28m Score: 9/10

Rhode Island, TX → Weslaco, TX

471.9 mi 8h 55m Score: 8/10

Brownsville, TX → Brownwood, TX

465.8 mi 8h 56m Score: 7/10

Midland, TX → Corpus Christi, TX

465.3 mi 8h 13m Score: 7/10

Eden, TX → El Paso, TX

465 mi 7h 34m Score: 8/10

Whitehouse, TX → Lubbock, TX

454 mi 7h 53m Score: 9/10

Dallas, TX → Dalhart, TX

447.4 mi 7h 57m Score: 8/10

Big Lake, TX → Houston, TX

446.5 mi 7h 49m Score: 9/10

Amarillo, TX → Copperas Cove, TX

445.8 mi 8h 1m Score: 8/10

El Paso, TX → Ballinger, TX

443 mi 7h 31m Score: 8/10

Ballinger, TX → El Paso, TX

443 mi 7h 31m Score: 8/10

Wellington, TX → San Antonio, TX

442.2 mi 8h 33m Score: 9/10

Rio Bravo, TX → Dallas, TX

441.9 mi 7h 56m Score: 9/10

Laredo, TX → Kermit, TX

437.4 mi 8h 38m Score: 9/10

Beaumont, TX → Laredo, TX

436.7 mi 7h 43m Score: 9/10

Hooks, TX → San Antonio, TX

436.2 mi 7h 41m Score: 9/10

Anna, TX → Corpus Christi, TX

434.3 mi 7h 55m Score: 7/10

Laredo, TX → Dallas, TX

429.2 mi 7h 33m Score: 9/10

Lakewood Village, TX → Corpus Christi, TX

424.6 mi 7h 46m Score: 7/10

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