Travel from Springfield, Louisiana to Lena, Mississippi

We drove our coach 186 miles, about three hours of driving, from Springfield, Louisiana to Lena, Mississippi.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map:

Convertible Beetle:

Convertible Beetle

Flooded road in front of our first site:

Flooded road

Our first site was a little damp:

Our first site

An interesting sign near the entrance of the park:

Sign near the entrance of the park

A closer look:

Sign near the entrance of the park

Narrow road from the park:

Narrow road from the park

Petro fuel stop:

Petro fuel stop

We had lunch while driving, with me feeding crackers with salami and cheese to Jenn:

Lunch

Welcome to Mississippi:

Welcome to Mississippi

A sign for the Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument… so of course we had to play Free Bird and songs seeded from that:

Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument

Roadworks on I-55 North:

Roadworks on I-55 North

Watching a Sinclair Trails timelapse travel video while traveling is always a little disconcerting:

Watching Sinclair Trails travel video while traveling

Paladin asleep, touching my foot:

Paladin asleep, touching my foot

Rest area:

Rest area

Exit from I-55 to route 25:

Exit from I-55 to route 25

Paladin asleep:

Paladin asleep

Late foliage:

Late foliage

A narrow road to our destination:

Narrow road to park

Leake County Water Park:

Leake County Water Park

Our site:

Our site