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California Rest Areas & Rest Stops (2026)

  • 161 rest areas
  • 4 service plazas
  • 8 interstates
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Updated October 2026 · Sources: OpenStreetMap, California DOT

California has 161 public rest areas along its interstates and highways, plus 4 service plazas on US-395, I-80 and CA 99 with fuel and food. Most of them sit on I-5, US-101 and I-10.

The longest stretch between two rest areas in the same direction is about 135 miles on I-5 northbound, between Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound) and Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound. Compared with the US average, California rest areas are more likely to have vending machines (53% vs 18% nationally).

Planning a longer stop? California's rules for overnight parking are summarized below, along with weigh stations, truck stops and RV dump stations in the state.

California Rest Area Map

Every rest area, welcome center and service plaza in California, plus truck stops, weigh stations and dump stations. Open the interactive map to zoom in, filter by amenities and get directions.

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All 161 Rest Areas in California

Rest stops in California, sorted by road. Each one links to its own page with exact location, amenities and the next stop in each direction.

80 more stops with limited info

Mapped in OpenStreetMap, but without enough details yet for a page of their own. Know one of them? Tell us.

  • CA 1 Rest Area near Davenport · CA 1
  • CA 1 Rest Area near Davenport · CA 1
  • CA 1 Rest Area near Moss Landing · CA 1
  • Moon Lim Lee Rest Area · CA 3
  • CA 17 Northbound Rest Area near Summit · CA 17
  • CA 17 Southbound Rest Area near Paradise Park · CA 17 · Exit 1C
  • CA 17 Southbound Rest Area near Scotts Valley · CA 17
  • CA 17 Southbound Rest Area near Summit (north) · CA 17
  • CA 17 Southbound Rest Area near Summit (south) · CA 17
  • Alpha - Omega Rest Area · CA 20
  • Bogard Rest Area · CA 44
  • CA 299 Rest Area · CA 299
  • CA 299 Rest Area near Lewiston · CA 299
  • CA 299 Rest Area near Redding · CA 299
  • Dos Amigos Vista Point · I-5 · Exit 391
  • I-5 Northbound Rest Area near Stockton · I-5 · Exit 478
  • I-5 Southbound Rest Area near Yreka · I-5 · Exit 776
  • Water · I-5 · Exit 210
  • Donner Lake Vista Point · I-80 · Exit 180
  • I-680 Southbound Rest Area near Benicia · I-680 · Exit 61
  • Caltrans Redwood Bypass · US-101
  • Empire Camp Rest Area · US-101
  • Irvine Lodge Rest Area · US-101
  • Moss Cove Rest Area · US-101
  • US-101 Southbound Rest Area near Scotia · US-101 · Exit 674
  • Broken Ankle Bend
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site
  • National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark
  • Rayzilla Viewpoint
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  • Rest Area (Exit 1) · Exit 1
  • Rest Area near Baker
  • Rest Area near Bell Gardens
  • Rest Area near Coto De Caza
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  • Rest Area near Crestline
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  • Rest Area near Dana Point · Exit 79
  • Rest Area near Fontana
  • Rest Area near Friant
  • Rest Area near Funner
  • Rest Area near Los Angeles · Exit 20B
  • Rest Area near Mariposa
  • Rest Area near Merced
  • Rest Area near Millerton
  • Rest Area near Monterey Park · Exit 23A
  • Rest Area near Oak Grove
  • Rest Area near Oakdale
  • Rest Area near Paradise Park
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  • Rest Area near Santa Maria
  • Rest Area near Sierra City (north)
  • Rest Area near Sierra City (south)
  • Rest Area near Topanga
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  • Rest Area near Yosemite Village
  • Salt Creek Riparian Area
  • Scoutmaster Grotto
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop

Rest Areas by Interstate in California

Rest areas on a divided interstate usually serve one direction only. Here they're listed in order of travel, with the distance to the next stop (by mile marker where known).

I-5 Rest Areas in California

I-5 has 32 rest stops in California – 16 northbound, 17 southbound.

I-5 Northbound

  1. Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound) · Exit 62

    ↓ 135.3 mi

  2. Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound · Exit 207

    ↓ 53 mi

  3. Buttonwillow Rest Area · Exit 257

    ↓ 60 mi

  4. Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound · Exit 319

    ↓ 67 mi

  5. John "Chuck" Erreca Northbound Rest Area · Exit 386

    ↓ 4.5 mi

  6. Dos Amigos Vista Point (limited info) · Exit 391

    ↓ 55 mi

  7. Westley Rest Area · Exit 445

    ↓ 33 mi

  8. I-5 Northbound Rest Area near Stockton (limited info) · Exit 478

    ↓ 78 mi

  9. Dunnigan Rest Area · Exit 556

    ↓ 26.5 mi

  10. Maxwell Rest Area Northbound · Exit 586

    ↓ 24.3 mi

  11. Willows Rest Area Northbound · Exit 607

    ↓ 24 mi

  12. LT. John C. Helmick Rest Area · Exit 633

    ↓ 22 mi

  13. Herbert S. Miles Rest Area · Exit 653

    ↓ 40 mi

  14. O'Brien Rest Area · Exit 693

    ↓ 59 mi

  15. Weed Airport Rest Area · Exit 753

    ↓ 33 mi

  16. Randolph E. Collier Rest Area · Exit 786 · both directions

I-5 Southbound

  1. Randolph E. Collier Rest Area · Exit 786 · both directions

    ↓ 5.2 mi

  2. I-5 Southbound Rest Area near Yreka (limited info) · Exit 776

    ↓ 21.7 mi

  3. Weed Airport Rest Area · Exit 753

    ↓ 38.8 mi

  4. Lakehead Rest Area · Exit 704

    ↓ 45.2 mi

  5. Herbert S. Miles Rest Area · Exit 657

    ↓ 24 mi

  6. LT. John C. Helmick Rest Area · Exit 633

    ↓ 24 mi

  7. Willows Rest Area Southbound · Exit 607

    ↓ 24.3 mi

  8. Maxwell Rest Area Southbound · Exit 586

    ↓ 26.5 mi

  9. Dunnigan Rest Area · Exit 556

    ↓ 28 mi

  10. Elkhorn Rest Area · Exit 528

    ↓ 83 mi

  11. Westley Rest Area · Exit 445

    ↓ 59 mi

  12. John "Chuck" Erreca Southbound Rest Area · Exit 386

    ↓ 67 mi

  13. Coalinga - Avenal Rest Area - Southbound · Exit 319

    ↓ 60 mi

  14. Buttonwillow Rest Area · Exit 257

    ↓ 47 mi

  15. Water (limited info) · Exit 210

    ↓ 6 mi

  16. Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound · Exit 207

    ↓ 135 mi

  17. Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound) · Exit 62

All rest areas on I-5 →

I-8 Rest Areas in California

I-8 has 4 rest stops in California – 3 eastbound, 3 westbound.

I-8 Eastbound

  1. Buckman Springs Rest Area · Exit 51 · both directions

    ↓ 57 mi

  2. Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area · Exit 107

    ↓ 48 mi

  3. Sand Hills Rest Area · Exit 156 · both directions

I-8 Westbound

  1. Sand Hills Rest Area · Exit 156 · both directions

    ↓ 48 mi

  2. Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area · Exit 107

    ↓ 57 mi

  3. Buckman Springs Rest Area · Exit 51 · both directions

All rest areas on I-8 →

I-10 Rest Areas in California

I-10 has 8 rest stops in California – 4 eastbound, 5 westbound.

I-10 Eastbound

  1. Wildwood Rest Area · Exit 86

    ↓ 27 mi

  2. Whitewater Adobe Rest Area · Exit 113

    ↓ 46 mi

  3. Cactus City Eastbound Rest Area · Exit 159

    ↓ 63 mi

  4. Wiley's Well Rest Area · Exit 222 · both directions

I-10 Westbound

  1. Wiley's Well Rest Area · Exit 222 · both directions

    ↓ 63 mi

  2. Cactus City Westbound Rest Area · Exit 159

    ↓ 46 mi

  3. Whitewater Rest Area · Exit 113

    ↓ 22 mi

  4. Brookside Rest Area · Exit 91

    ↓ 5 mi

  5. Wildwood Rest Area · Exit 86

All rest areas on I-10 →

I-15 Rest Areas in California

I-15 has 3 rest stops in California – 1 northbound, 2 southbound.

I-15 Northbound

  1. Valley Wells Rest Area · Exit 270

I-15 Southbound

  1. Valley Wells Rest Area · Exit 270

    ↓ 53 mi

  2. Clyde V. Kane Rest Area · Exit 217

All rest areas on I-15 →

I-40 Rest Areas in California

I-40 has 4 rest stops in California – 2 eastbound, 2 westbound.

I-40 Eastbound

  1. Desert Oasis Rest Area · Exit 28

    ↓ 74.1 mi

  2. John Wilkie Rest Area at Fenner · Exit 106

I-40 Westbound

  1. John Wilkie Rest Area at Fenner · Exit 106

    ↓ 73.8 mi

  2. Desert Oasis Rest Area · Exit 28

All rest areas on I-40 →

I-80 Rest Areas in California

I-80 has 7 rest stops in California – 3 eastbound, 3 westbound.

I-80 Eastbound

  1. Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area · Exit 143

    ↓ 34 mi

  2. Donner Summit Rest Area · Exit 177

    ↓ 3 mi

  3. Donner Lake Vista Point (limited info) · Exit 180

I-80 Westbound

  1. Donner Summit Rest Area · Exit 177

    ↓ 34 mi

  2. Gold Run Westbound Rest Area · Exit 143

    ↓ 110 mi

  3. Hunter Hill Rest Area · Exit 33B

I-80 – direction not known

All rest areas on I-80 →

I-280 Rest Areas in California

I-280 has 1 rest stop in California – 1 northbound.

I-280 Northbound

  1. Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area · Exit 36

All rest areas on I-280 →

I-680 Rest Areas in California

I-680 has 1 rest stop in California – 1 southbound.

I-680 Southbound

  1. I-680 Southbound Rest Area near Benicia (limited info) · Exit 61

All rest areas on I-680 →

Can You Sleep at Rest Areas in California?

Limited

Parking or staying at a safety roadside rest area is limited to 8 hours in any 24-hour period; camping is prohibited.

Source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 21, § 2205, checked Oct 2026

Posted signs at each rest area always take priority.

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Amenities at California Rest Areas

  • Restrooms102 of 161
  • Truck parking16 of 161
  • Picnic area94 of 161
  • Pet area11 of 161
  • Vending machines86 of 161
  • Drinking water90 of 161
  • EV charging17 of 161
  • Wi-Finot recorded
  • Dump station4 of 161

California rest areas are above the US average for vending machines (53% vs 18% nationally).

California Welcome Centers & Service Plazas

Welcome centers offer maps, travel information and often staff; service plazas on toll roads add fuel and food.

California Rest Area FAQ

How many rest areas are in California?

California has 161 rest areas and 0 welcome centers on its interstates and highways, plus 4 service plazas, according to our data from October 2026.

Can you sleep at rest areas in California?

Parking or staying at a safety roadside rest area is limited to 8 hours in any 24-hour period; camping is prohibited. (Source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 21, § 2205.) Posted signs always take priority.

Which California rest areas have truck parking?

16 rest areas in California have designated truck parking, including Massack Rest Area, Philip S. Raine Rest Area and John "Chuck" Erreca Northbound Rest Area.

Do California rest areas have dump stations?

We list 135 RV dump stations in California, some of them at rest areas. See the list below.

Truck Stops, Weigh Stations & RV Dump Stations in California

33 weigh stations

All California weigh stations →

96 truck stops

All truck stops in California →

135 RV dump stations

+ 130 more on the map

Rest Areas in Neighboring States

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors · Last updated October 2026 ·Report an issue · Data sources