Best route from Palo Duro State Park Texas to Galveston
We'll be traveling through and visiting Palo Duro State Park in Texas before heading down to Galveston. We'd like to avoid the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Best routes? Thanks.
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Sure. On this route you will be coming into Houston on US 290.
You could turn onto the Sam Houston Parkway which is a toll road. Check it out because you may have to purchase the toll beforehand--on some of these toll roads you can't enter unless you already have a pre-pass. Just go online and look up the Sam Houston Tollway.
If you take that route it will go all the way around to I-45 S which will go right into Galveston.
The alternative is to stay on US 290 to the ramp to I-610 S. to the next ramp to I-10 E. to the ramp to I-45 right downtown.
If you take this alternate the day and time of day can make a lot of difference. I have towed right through downtown Houston without difficulty, but one wreck can cause long delay, but that could happen which ever route you take.
I have found traffic to flow pretty well through Houston except for the rush hours. It helps to have a GPS which can notify of route and lane changes.
Good luck and enjoy Texas--although you will miss the best part, the piney woods of East Texas. :)
EDIT to say: I will reply to private messages if I can help further.
You could turn onto the Sam Houston Parkway which is a toll road. Check it out because you may have to purchase the toll beforehand--on some of these toll roads you can't enter unless you already have a pre-pass. Just go online and look up the Sam Houston Tollway.
If you take that route it will go all the way around to I-45 S which will go right into Galveston.
The alternative is to stay on US 290 to the ramp to I-610 S. to the next ramp to I-10 E. to the ramp to I-45 right downtown.
If you take this alternate the day and time of day can make a lot of difference. I have towed right through downtown Houston without difficulty, but one wreck can cause long delay, but that could happen which ever route you take.
I have found traffic to flow pretty well through Houston except for the rush hours. It helps to have a GPS which can notify of route and lane changes.
Good luck and enjoy Texas--although you will miss the best part, the piney woods of East Texas. :)
EDIT to say: I will reply to private messages if I can help further.
