Dallas / Ft. Worth

[mlwilliams808]

Does anyone have any suggestions to bypass the Dallas/ ft.worth area? I leave Louisiana and head to west coast via I-10 to 49N to 20E to 287N to 40E. Have a!most been in 3 accidents in Dallas area and just dread that area, between all of the construction and probably some of the rudest drivers in the country, I've tried 114 and it isn't much better.

[2gypsies1]

Can you give specific cities you're starting from and your destination city? That would help as to the route.

There are many great secondary roads that have nicer scenery other than interstates.

[Turn_Key]

I live here and truly feel for you. As far as I'm concerned, the best way is to stay on the south side of both cities using I-20 all the way thru. If at all possible, be west of 360 before 6AM. When we are traveling east from Ft. Worth, we leave at 4-4:30am. Just the best way to do it, particularly when your pulling a trailer. When we are returning from the east, I've been known to cut south on US67 and then return north on I-35W just to avoid most of Dallas and the areas around Duncanville and Grand Prairie.

Just my 2-cents.

Happy Camping!

[mlwilliams808]

Thanks for all the suggestions, really appreciate it. Crodad, wife prefers the scenery and stops along 40, thinks the 10 is lacking in scenery, also 10 takes us into LA.

[lane_hog]

I work in Houston and used to live in Fort Worth.

I'll pick I-10 thru downtown Houston vs. dealing with any of the highways in Dallas. (I-20 or I-30 plus one of the various loops to get to US-287).

[Tom_Trostel]

If you stay on I-10, then you have to go through Houston. No better than DFW.

[lane_hog]

I'd stay on I-10.

[Crodad]

How far west are you going? Why not just stay on I-10 all the way to California?

[Kit_Carson]

I would highly recommend option #1. Actually I49 goes all the way to Ft Smith and I40 can be picked up there.

[BB_TX]

Take padredw's advice. Any of the three would work for you, even the route skirting DFW via I-20 on the south side.

[padredw]

Sure, at least a couple of good possibilities.

1. Stay on I-49 North through Shreveport to Texarkana, then take US 82 west to intersection with US 287 near Wichita Falls. This is the route we always take from East Texas to Colorado.

2. Stay on I-20 to US 69 at Lindale, near Tyler. Take US 69 to Bells, TX near Sherman then US 82 West as above.

3. Someone suggested taking I-25 from Las Crucas. If you wanted to do that you could stay on I-20 around South of DFW. I have make that route many times without the slightest delay. Of course that would be after 9:30 am and before 3:00 pm.

[scrubjaysnest]

US 84, that way you miss Houston and Beaumont. Pick it up from 49 Then what ever road you like to get to I 40

[darsben1]

I10 to Las cruces, nm then I25 north to I 40