Little Rock to Big Bend

I live on the FW side. Your best bet is to go south on 635/20 just follow 20 all the way around the south side till 20 heads West. Best to plan on travel when it isn't rush hour.
Bill

I live just off of US 380. I would not recommend it. A good road but due to incredible growth there is lots of traffic and traffic lights. In the ~35 miles from the east side of McKinney to the west side of Denton there are over 40 traffic lights. Have lost count. You barely get started rolling until you stop again.

Take 380 west and get beyond Dallas and drop back down to I-20.

Big Bend in November is a perfect time - golden cottonwoods and ideal temperatures. Hope you miss all the rain though.

from I-30 in Greenville TX, take exit 94, take frontage road, then left onto US69/US380W. At Denton, take Loop 288 (truck route) then follow signs to return to US380W. Near Jacksboro, turn left on US281 south back to I-20. We also don't like going through Dallas. Yes there are some small towns but we don't mind that. If you want an nice place to spend the night, have the time, and don't mind backtracking, from US281, take I-20 east for 11 miles and try Oak Creek Park. The same people own Cloud Nine in Hot Springs. One of our favorite parks.

mfox20 wrote:
I30 to I/635S to I20 is a good/fast route. Would just avoid the morning and evening rush hour. Should be no issues if you came through between 9:00am until about 4:00pm.

I agree with this. Mid day or weekends and this route will be fine barring any accidents or construction. Otherwise you will be getting onto highways that take you thru lots of towns with reduced speed limits and traffic lights, and longer travel time.

I30 to I/635S to I20 is a good/fast route. Would just avoid the morning and evening rush hour. Should be no issues if you came through between 9:00am until about 4:00pm.

It's been a while but I20 on the south side of Dallas/Fort Worth used to be OK. I don't know if there's a better route than I30/I635/I20. Yep I635 on the east side of Dallas can be problematic but dropping down to I20 before you get to the Dallas area adds mileage.