Big Bend Scenic Byway
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Airports

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Atlanta International Airport, GA (276.2 miles / 441.9 km, 4 hours 30 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker
N 33.640° W 84.444° [?]
Directions:
  • Take I-75 south for 78.4 miles, then merge onto I-475 South Bypass 15.6 miles to I-75 South/Valdosta.
  • Continue on I-75 south for 57.7 miles to exit 99, then turn right onto GA 300/GA-FL Pkwy toward Albany for 35.2 miles.
  • Merge onto US 19/GA 300/GA FL Pkwy and continue 54.9 miles.
  • Turn right onto US 319 south/US 84 west/GA 35 south/GA Wiregrass Pkwy for 3 miles.
  • Turn right onto US 319 S/West Thomasville Bypass/GA 35 south for 3.8 miles.
  • Turn right onto US 319 south for 27 miles, crossing into Florida.
  • Continue for 4.6 miles to I-10.
  • Take I-10 west for three miles and take exit 196 south.
  • Turn right onto Capital Circle SW (SR 263) and cross over Tennessee St. (US 90).
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of I-10 west and Capital Circle SW, Tallahassee
N 30.459° W 84.362° [?]
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City of Tallahassee Regional Airport, FL (1 miles / 1.6 km, 2 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker
N 30.395° W 84.346° [?]
Directions:

The airport is on the Big Bend Scenic Byway’s Forest Trail East and resources can be accessed by turning on Capital Circle SW (SR 263 ) in either direction.
Junction with byway: End Marker Capital Circle SW
N 30.398° W 84.339° [?]

Nearby Cities

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Jacksonville, FL (147 miles / 235.2 km, 2 hours 30 minutes)
Start: City Marker
N 30.326° W 81.658° [?]
Directions:
  • Travel on I-10 West to Tallahassee and take Exit 196 South
  • Turn right onto Capital Circle SW (SR 263) and cross over Tennessee St (US 90)
  • To travel on the byway’s Forest Trail Central, turn right (west) at the next intersection of Blountsville Highway (US 20) and Capital Circle SW (SR 263).
  • To travel the Byway’s Forest Trail East, continue straight on Capital Circle SW. The total driving distance from I-10 to the Byway is 3 miles.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Capital Circle and Tennessee St.
N 30.459° W 84.361° [?]
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Panama City, FL (53.6 miles / 85.8 km, 1 hour)
Start: City Marker Intersection of US 98 and Florida Ave.
N 30.175° W 85.668° [?]
Directions:
  • From Panama City, take US 98/SR 30 east.
  • Continue on US 98 past Tyndall Air Force Base, Mexico Beach, and Port St. Joe.
  • The byway begins in Appalachicola.
Junction with byway: End Marker US 98 and Laurel, Apalachicola
N 29.723° W 84.989° [?]
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Pensacola, FL (174 miles / 278.4 km, 4 hours 30 minutes)
Start: City Marker Intersection of SR 279 and Bayou Blvd.
N 30.473° W 87.212° [?]
Directions:
  • Travel on I-10 East to Tallahassee and take Exit 196 South.
    *Turn left on to Capital Circle SW (SR 263) and cross over Tennessee St. (US 90)
  • To travel west on the byway’s Forest Trail Central, turn right at the next intersection of Blountsville Highway (US 20) and Capital Circle SW (SR 263).
  • To travel east on the byway’s Forest Trail Central, continue straight on Capital Circle SW to access. The total driving distance from I-10 to the byway is 3 miles.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Capital Circle and Tennessee St.
N 30.459° W 84.361° [?]
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Perry, FL (38 miles / 60.8 km, 40 minutes)
Start: City Marker
N 30.112° W 83.582° [?]
Directions:
  • From the intersection of US 221/SR 356 and US 27/ SR 30 in Perry, go west on SR 27/SR 30.
  • Continue on SR 30 to the beginning of the byway's Coastal Trail East at the intersection SR 59 just before Newport.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US 98 with SR 59
N 30.190° W 84.050° [?]