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What’s the best scenic route from Los Angeles to Dallas?

My friends and I are thinking about heading down to Dallas for a festival this summer, but we’d love to drive and check out the stops. What’s the most scenic route to get there from Los Angeles?

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Andrea Barrett · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
On the drive from
LA
to
Dallas
, there are many incredible stops to make. The most scenic route from Los Angeles to Dallas is along I-15 to Barstow, I-40 to Amarillo, and Highway 287 to Dallas.
Here are the basics of your drive:
  • ​​Get on US-101 S from N Main St
  • Follow I-10 E and I-15 N to CA-247 N/Barstow Rd in Barstow. Take exit 183 from I-15 N
  • Get on I-15 N from E Mountain View St and Barstow Rd
  • Follow I-40 E to Amarillo. Take the exit toward US-87 N/Fillmore St from US-287 N/US-60 E/US-87 N
  • Follow US-87 N/S Fillmore St to E Amarillo Blvd/U.S. Rte 66
  • Follow US-287 S and TX-183 E to E R L Thornton Fwy in Dallas. Take exit 428A from I-35E S
  • Continue on E R L Thornton Fwy to Dallas
You’ll pass through several cities on the way:
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