Little Rock to Vicksburg?

I agree with TATest. We have made the trip to Gulf Shores several times, both ways, and I like the Mississippi side of the river much better because of the services available. The Louisiana stretch from Arkansas to I-20 is pretty desolate.

You really have to watch where hugh log trucks operate. They go real fast down the two lane roads at 70MPH it seems loaded up real high with logs and will blow anything large like a RV plum off the road that they meet up with. US82 coming out of GREENVILLE MS is good example of this getting close to CROSSETT AR where a Georgia Pacific Wood Plant is located. There is no getting real far to the right to miss the super wind wake they develop on two lane roads.

Wonder how I know this hehe...
Roy Ken

It is good two lane, four-lane, or four-lane divided in Arkansas, slower two-lane in Louisiana. Pretty lonely road, few services, from Arkansas line to I-20. Small towns will slow you down somewhat, and you have to watch for farm equipment on the highway once you are off the Interstate.

From Pine Bluff to the Gulf Coast it is flat. You will be on the Mississippi Delta, cotton and rice country.

After one trip down through Louisiana on US-65, I started crossing the Mississippi at Greenville rather than Vicksburg. The Mississippi side has more of what I'm looking for, places to stop, eat, get fuel, use the rest area. My usual destinations take me to Jackson rather than Vicksburg, but if going to Vicksburg I might be tempted to cross over at Greenville and take US-61 down. I've taken it partway, but not all the way to Vicksburg.

Other than slow speed limits, rougher road than Arkansas or Mississippi, farm traffic, and no services, there's nothing really wrong with US-65 through Louisiana. It is just that Mississippi seems to do a better job taking care of roads and meeting needs of visitors.