Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, LA, February 2026
The total drive is about 237 miles.
Driving Directions
- (0.0 miles) Drive to the loop exit
- (0.1 miles) Right on Park Road 16 out of campground loop toward park exit
- (1.7 miles) Right onto State Park Hwy / Farm Road 14 South
- (3.8 miles) Left on I-20 East towards Dallas
- (88.5 miles) Take exit 11, on right in LA, to I-220 E towards Alexandria. Stay in the left lane of the 2 exit lanes for I-220 East.
- (106 miles) Take exit 17 B, on left, to I-20 East towards Monroe. (Note: an extension of I-220 is under construction. In the future, this might be a right exit from I-220 and keep in the left exit lane.)
- (234 miles) Take exit 153, on right, to LA-17 / Broadway St towards Delhi / Winnsboro
- (234 miles) Left on LA-17 N / Broadway Street
- (237 miles) Right on Poverty Point Parkway to park check-in office
- (237 miles) Right just past office for the campground. Stay right entering the campground loop.
Rest Stops
- 3.8 miles, near at I-20 E turn, Pilot Travel Center (few pull-thru, McDonalds), (near: Subway)
- 9.1 miles, Exit 567, Wilco Travel Plaza (left, Exxon, small)
- 12.4 miles, Exit 571 A, CEFCO Travel Center (right, some pull-thru, Carls Jr, Subway), Shell Gas Station (right, few pull-thru)
- 14.7 miles Rest area on I-20 (No facilities)
- 16.8, Exit 575, Loves Travel Stop (left, RV Hookups, Subway)
- 28.3, Exit 583, TA Travel Center (right, few pull-thru, Wendys, Dennys)
- 58.3 miles, Exit 617, Quik Trip (right, small)
- 80 miles, Louisiana Welcome Center on I-20 (pull-thru)
- 81 miles Exit 3, Loves Travel Stop (right, Arby’s), Flying J Travel Center(right, pull-thru, Dennys), (near: Sonic)
- 85.7 miles, Exit 8, Petro Travel Center (right, pull-thuru, large), QuikTrip (right, small), (near: Wendys)
- 106 miles, Exit 17 A, I220 Travel Plaza (right, Chevron, just before I-20E)
- 113 miles Exit 33, Pilot Travel Center(right, few pull-thru, Arbys), (near: Sonic)
- 130 miles Exit 49, Loves Travel Stop (left, few pull-thru, small-ish, 2x round-a-bouts, Arbys, )
- 132 miles, Exit 52, TA Travel Center (left, small, Charleys)
- 161 miles, Exit 81, TA Express (left, small)
- 175 miles, Rest Area on I-20
- 203 miles, Exit 124, Loves Travel Stop (left, few pull-thru, Subway, Chesters)
- 215 miles, Exit 138, Pilot Travel Center (left, pull-thru, Wendys), (near: Taco Bell, McDonalds, Subway, Popeyes)
General Notes
- Roads are nearly as bad as Indiana and Illinois, watch you speed and the road
- Many of the small and large bridges cause porpoising with the truck and trailer, watch you speed crossing bridges