Your Best Driving Routes to Seagrove???

When we go to Sowal, we fly into Bham and drive south--we get off at Greenville, route 10 to 331, and thru Opp. There's a Barbeque place in Opp that makes a good stop for a quick lunch (and gives us our barbeque fix, since New York has no clue about this culinary treat.)

But a question to y'all who take the Georgiana route: has anyone ever stopped at the Hank Williams birthplace and Museum?? I'm an historian, and love country music, but getting my family to stop at these sorts of venues requires a certain amount of arm-twisting (they don't all share my love of this music, and usually we're terribly anxious to get to the beach, or to get back to Bham for the flight home).

We have tried everyone's shortcuts, etc.. The best route for us into Seagrove (not Rosemary or PC) is 85, 185, 80, 431, 165 ?, 431 again, I10, 331, 98, 395.
321 miles from our house in Midtown.

Skip

I take this one as well, except I take 79 off of I-10 and it drops you right into PC. I find that faster to get to the Rosemary, Seacrest side of 30a.

I take this one as well, except I take 79 off of I-10 and it drops you right into PC. I find that faster to get to the Rosemary, Seacrest side of 30a.

Better than that (if you want to go the Columbus/Dothan route), take I-10 and get off at Ponce DeLeon and go south. Then you miss much of the backed up traffic on 331 through Freeport. Hang a right when you get to Highway 20, and a left at 331. There's also a back way that circumvents Freeport totally after you hit 20, but right now the names of the roads escape me. You come out at 331 where the old Chevron used to be, you know, close to the bridge.

the last few times when it was raining really bad I noticed (I was driving and we were dragging the boat so that may have made a difference as well) a lot of hydroplaning on 331 - the heavy trucks have worn parallel dips, no, more like trenches, into the asphalt that fill up with water pretty badly - could just be my new truck, too

anyway be careful on 331 if it's raining - scoot across and take 231 to enterprise or wherever - better longer and slower than upside down and not-quite-dead

since we're sharing routes - here's ours (from mississippi)
4-7-9-14 43-84-331
when I just can't take it any more, I start chanting it - it works too!

Better than that (if you want to go the Columbus/Dothan route), take I-10 and get off at Ponce DeLeon and go south. Then you miss much of the backed up traffic on 331 through Freeport. Hang a right when you get to Highway 20, and a left at 331. There's also a back way that circumvents Freeport totally after you hit 20, but right now the names of the roads escape me. You come out at 331 where the old Chevron used to be, you know, close to the bridge.

County Road 3280 if you turn left on 20 and Black Creek Boulevard if you turn right...from Black Creek Boulevard, turn right on 3280. Be careful though...heavy trucks have wreaked havoc on the pavement. There's also a curve that has claimed several lives.

County Road 3280 if you turn left on 20 and Black Creek Boulevard if you turn right...from Black Creek Boulevard, turn right on 3280. Be careful though...heavy trucks have wreaked havoc on the pavement. There's also a curve that has claimed several lives.

That's it! Thanks. I just knew how to get there, but no names.

The few times I've done it, I've thought that turning right on 20, then left on Black Creek Blvd. is faster than turning left and going 3280 (although that was one of the official evacuation routes when we left just before Katrina hit). You're right, though - the roads are rather bad. And I don't get a cell phone signal on 81 from Ponce DeLeon, whereas I get one on 331 south of the 331/US 90 intersection.

How about from Memphis? I get tired of going through Birmingham, to Montgomery. Anyone driven to Tupelo-Meridian-Montgomery instead? I think it would be 78-45-80-65-then south. I do like the 65-Andalusia route.
thanks!

the last few times when it was raining really bad I noticed (I was driving and we were dragging the boat so that may have made a difference as well) a lot of hydroplaning on 331 - the heavy trucks have worn parallel dips, no, more like trenches, into the asphalt that fill up with water pretty badly - could just be my new truck, too

anyway be careful on 331 if it's raining - scoot across and take 231 to enterprise or wherever - better longer and slower than upside down and not-quite-dead

since we're sharing routes - here's ours (from mississippi)
4-7-9-14 43-84-331
when I just can't take it any more, I start chanting it - it works too!

Interesting about the hydroplaning....I noticed this last week also on 331 on Tuesday......thought it was my car!! Then on 231 I didn't have the issue....so you have probably just explained it!! Will be more careful now on 331....THANKS!!

How about from Memphis? I get tired of going through Birmingham, to Montgomery. Anyone driven to Tupelo-Meridian-Montgomery instead? I think it would be 78-45-80-65-then south. I do like the 65-Andalusia route.
thanks!

78's ok, nothing really that new about the 4-lane except the signs, so it's probably, except for hwy80 that sucks, about the same as going i55-i20-us49-us98.

if you like totally deserted woodsy back roads you can do our route, with modifications for more westerly o course, just dont get in the way!

just time for a quick story before the coffee's done!
we were coming back from the fish house at 2-below (tupelo) the other day and this guy was going only like 60 down the two lane 'mississippi freeway' hwy 6 and everytime somebody would blow his doors off he'd weave and try to hit you, stand on the horn and turn on his emergency blinkers - then when we hit i55 he cranked it up to 100+ and blew us all away - there's real nuts out there that are far, far away from their trees - so be careful!

There's only a 16 mile stretch of 2-lane left. South of Phenix City, after Seale & Pittsview, but before Eufaula. I personally haven't found that I-10 saves time, because I always seemed to lose it again on 331. I may try it next time, because I'm burnt out on my route. I'm starting to recognize trees. Time for a switch up.

Katie Blue - Out of Phenix City look for 165 on your left - this cuts off Pittsview and takes you directly to Eufaula and is a far better road.

Hello Everyone!

This is my first time to post. Please tell me, is it hard to get to Seagrove Beach? We will be there in June, coming from Texas. Please let me know!

:welcome: reipan40

We have several Texas posters. I'm sure on of them will be able to help you. I just wanted to say hey and hope you have fun at the beach.

Hello Everyone!

This is my first time to post. Please tell me, is it hard to get to Seagrove Beach? We will be there in June, coming from Texas. Please let me know!

What do you mean by hard to get to? Unless there are still problems with I-10 around NOLA, it is a straight shot to get here. Come on over!!!

I can handle that :clap_1: ! I got worried/confused :idontno: by the quesiton in the first place!