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Originally Posted by Doubleblank
I make the drive on I30/I40 thru Little Rock stopping in Memphis (heading to KY) twice a year. A couple of thoughts for the planners.
There isn't a true rest area near Little Rock heading eastbound. There is one at mm93, but that's well west of Little Rock.
A decent exit on the west side of LR is at Geyser Springs Rd. There is a large Shell station at the corner with good parking. Right behind it is a hotel (used to be a Hampton Inn but I think it has changed names) that could hold spillover parking.
When going thru LR, take the loop going south of downtown by the airport. Do not go thru downtown, even if your GPS says to. It's Loop 440, several miles past the Geyser Springs Rd exit.
There is not much on the east side of LR after Loop 440 connects with I40 east. So if you need food and gas, get it on the west side of LR.
I used to think the truck traffic on I10 thru Texas was bad. That was before I began traveling regularly on I40 thru Arkansas. It will be tough keeping a Camarovan together thru Arkansas.
I typically leave Houston around 8:30am heading N/NE on I59 thru east Texas. I easily get to Memphis around 5 to 6pm without pushing it too hard. Depending on stops and how fast you guys drive......I'd shoot for leaving no later than 8:30am from Houston.
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Great Info...
The leave time from Dallas will determine most of the rest of the times. Once we find an early afternoon stop for food like we did last year we will know exactly when to leave Dallas. The buffet style walk through worked very well last year.