The Bayou Teche Scenic Byway has long been recognized as a travel corridor to and through important cultural, historic, natural, recreation and scenic environments. Bayou Teche is the most famous and the most handsomely endowed bayou in the state, curling for miles through south central Louisiana. Through its resources, the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway tells nationally significant stories that celebrate the nation’s diverse heritage. Stories of the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway include Native American, Acadian, and Spanish descendants who inhabited this area and survived off the land.
- Length
- 183.8 mi / 295.8 km
- Time to allow
- A self-guided tour could take a half day to two days.
- Fees
- Because the byway contains a goulash of private tourist enterprises, the travelers are advised to take money along for entrance fees.
Who looks after this road
- Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau · 800-256-2931
We publish 7 places that sit on this road, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.
“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.
New IberiaLAon the road
No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.
ZoosianaLA6 miles offAnimals
5601 Hwy 90 E
St. MartinvilleLAon the road
No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.
Breaux BridgeLAon the road
No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.
Breaux Bridge Crawfish FestivalLA1 mile offAnnual event
cultural festival at Parc Hardy
- When
- May
- Since
- first held 1960
- Runs for
- more than one day
LafayetteLA7 miles off
In our guide: 1 lake · 1 animal attraction
Festival International de LouisianeLA7 miles offAnnual event
music festival at Downtown Lafayette
- When
- April
- Since
- first held 1987
- Runs for
- more than one day