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Pennsylvania Rest Areas & Rest Stops (2026)

  • 40 rest areas
  • 13 welcome centers
  • 28 service plazas
  • 14 interstates

Updated October 2026 · Sources: OpenStreetMap, Pennsylvania DOT

Pennsylvania has 40 public rest areas and 13 welcome centers along its interstates and highways, plus 28 service plazas on I-476, I-76, I-81, I-276, I-70, US-11, I-80, I-380, I-84 and US-209 with fuel and food. Most of them sit on I-80, I-79 and I-81.

Welcome centers greet drivers at Allegheny Mountains Welcome Center on I-70, Brandywine Valley Welcome Center on I-95 and Delaware Water Gap Welcome Center on I-80. The longest stretch between two rest areas in the same direction is about 170 miles on I-76 eastbound, between Oakmont Plum Service Plaza and Cumberland Valley Service Plaza. Compared with the US average, Pennsylvania rest areas are less likely to have drinking water (8% vs 23% nationally).

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

Pennsylvania Rest Area Map

Every rest area, welcome center and service plaza in Pennsylvania, 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 53 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

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

26 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.

  • I-79 Northbound Rest Area near Bridgeville · I-79 · Exit 49
  • I-79 Northbound Rest Area near Edinboro · I-79 · Exit 166
  • I-79 Northbound Rest Area near Sheakleyville · I-79 · Exit 130
  • I-79 Southbound Rest Area near Cecil · I-79 · Exit 49
  • I-79 Southbound Rest Area near Edinboro · I-79 · Exit 166
  • I-79 Southbound Rest Area near Sheakleyville · I-79 · Exit 141
  • Laurel Highlands Welcome Center · I-79 · Exit 7
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound · I-80 · Exit 192
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound · I-80 · Exit 86
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound · I-80 · Exit 273
  • Venango County Rest Area Eastbound · I-80 · Exit 29
  • Venango County Rest Area Westbound · I-80 · Exit 29
  • Dutch Country Welcome Center · I-81 · Exit 3
  • York Welcome Center · I-83
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound · I-84 · Exit 26
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound · I-84 · Exit 26
  • Brandywine Valley Welcome Center · I-95 · Exit 1
  • Roadside Rest · PA 29
  • US-322 Rest Area near South Philipsburg · US-322
  • US-422 Rest Area near Shelocta (east) · US-422
  • US-422 Rest Area near Shelocta (west) · US-422
  • Rest Area near Avoca · Exit 178
  • Rest Area near Bethlehem · Exit 2E
  • Rest Area near Blain
  • Rest Area near Hydetown
  • Rest Area near Wellersburg

Rest Areas by Interstate in Pennsylvania

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-70 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-70 has 6 rest stops in Pennsylvania – 2 eastbound, 3 westbound.

I-70 Eastbound

  1. Washington County Welcome Center · Exit 6

    ↓ 74.2 mi

  2. South Somerset Service Plaza · Exit 110

I-70 Westbound

  1. Allegheny Mountains Welcome Center · Exit 168

    ↓ 49.3 mi

  2. North Somerset Service Plaza · Exit 110

    ↓ 34.8 mi

  3. New Stanton Service Plaza

I-70 – direction not known

All rest areas on I-70 →

I-76 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-76 has 12 rest stops in Pennsylvania – 4 eastbound, 3 westbound.

All rest areas on I-76 →

I-78 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-78 has 1 rest stop in Pennsylvania – 1 westbound.

I-78 Westbound

  1. Lehigh Valley Welcome Center · Exit 75

All rest areas on I-78 →

I-79 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-79 has 9 rest stops in Pennsylvania – 5 northbound, 4 southbound.

I-79 Northbound

  1. Laurel Highlands Welcome Center (limited info) · Exit 7

    ↓ 37.1 mi

  2. I-79 Northbound Rest Area near Bridgeville (limited info) · Exit 49

    ↓ 58 mi

  3. I-79 Northbound Rest Area near Plain Grove · Exit 105

    ↓ 26.7 mi

  4. I-79 Northbound Rest Area near Sheakleyville (limited info) · Exit 130

    ↓ 26.7 mi

  5. I-79 Northbound Rest Area near Edinboro (limited info) · Exit 166

I-79 Southbound

  1. I-79 Southbound Rest Area near Edinboro (limited info) · Exit 166

    ↓ 26.2 mi

  2. I-79 Southbound Rest Area near Sheakleyville (limited info) · Exit 141

    ↓ 25.4 mi

  3. I-79 Southbound Rest Area near Plain Grove · Exit 113

    ↓ 62 mi

  4. I-79 Southbound Rest Area near Cecil (limited info) · Exit 49

All rest areas on I-79 →

I-80 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-80 has 17 rest stops in Pennsylvania – 10 eastbound, 6 westbound.

I-80 Eastbound

  1. Mercer Welcome Center · Exit 4A

    ↓ 28.4 mi

  2. Venango County Rest Area Eastbound (limited info) · Exit 29

    ↓ 56 mi

  3. Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound (limited info) · Exit 86

    ↓ 52.8 mi

  4. Centre County Rest Area Eastbound · Exit 147

    ↓ 41.9 mi

  5. Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound (limited info) · Exit 192

    ↓ 27 mi

  6. Montour County Rest Area Eastbound · Exit 215

    ↓ 28 mi

  7. Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound · Exit 242

    ↓ 24 mi

  8. Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound (limited info) · Exit 273

    ↓ 24.1 mi

  9. Crescent Lake Rest Area · Exit 293

    ↓ 12.4 mi

  10. Delaware Water Gap Welcome Center · Exit 310

I-80 Westbound

  1. Columbia County Rest Area Westbound · Exit 242

    ↓ 27 mi

  2. Montour County Rest Area Westbound · Exit 215

    ↓ 28 mi

  3. Clinton County Rest Area Westbound · Exit 192

    ↓ 44 mi

  4. Centre County Rest Area Westbound · Exit 147

    ↓ 52.3 mi

  5. Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound · Exit 86

    ↓ 52.4 mi

  6. Venango County Rest Area Westbound (limited info) · Exit 29

I-80 – direction not known

All rest areas on I-80 →

I-81 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-81 has 14 rest stops in Pennsylvania – 4 northbound, 5 southbound.

I-81 Northbound

  1. Dutch Country Welcome Center (limited info) · Exit 3

    ↓ 70.8 mi

  2. I-81 Northbound Rest Area near Skyline View · Exit 80

    ↓ 76 mi

  3. Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound · Exit 155

    ↓ 47 mi

  4. I-81 Northbound Rest Area near Scott · Exit 202

All rest areas on I-81 →

I-83 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-83 has 1 rest stop in Pennsylvania – 1 northbound.

I-83 Northbound

  1. York Welcome Center (limited info)

All rest areas on I-83 →

I-84 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-84 has 4 rest stops in Pennsylvania – 1 eastbound, 2 westbound.

I-84 Eastbound

  1. Pike County Rest Area Eastbound (limited info) · Exit 26

I-84 Westbound

  1. Pike Welcome Center · Exit 53

    ↓ 26.4 mi

  2. Pike County Rest Area Westbound (limited info) · Exit 26

I-84 – direction not known

All rest areas on I-84 →

I-90 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-90 has 1 rest stop in Pennsylvania – 1 westbound.

All rest areas on I-90 →

I-95 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-95 has 1 rest stop in Pennsylvania – 1 northbound.

I-95 Northbound

  1. Brandywine Valley Welcome Center (limited info) · Exit 1

All rest areas on I-95 →

I-99 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-99 has 1 rest stop in Pennsylvania – 1 southbound.

I-99 Southbound

  1. Tioga Welcome Center · Exit 191

All rest areas on I-99 →

I-276 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-276 has 1 rest stop in Pennsylvania – 1 westbound.

I-276 Westbound

  1. King of Prussia Service Plaza · Exit 328B-A/327

All rest areas on I-276 →

I-380 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-380 has 1 rest stop in Pennsylvania.

I-380 – stops

All rest areas on I-380 →

I-476 Rest Areas in Pennsylvania

I-476 has 2 rest stops in Pennsylvania.

All rest areas on I-476 →

Can You Sleep at Rest Areas in Pennsylvania?

Limited

Parking is limited to 2 hours in any 24-hour period; a vehicle left unattended for more than 24 hours counts as abandoned.

Source: 67 Pa. Code § 443.2, checked Oct 2026

Posted signs at each rest area always take priority.

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Amenities at Pennsylvania Rest Areas

  • Restrooms36 of 53
  • Truck parking5 of 53
  • Picnic area14 of 53
  • Pet area2 of 53
  • Vending machines6 of 53
  • Drinking water4 of 53
  • EV chargingnot recorded
  • Wi-Finot recorded
  • Dump stationnot recorded

Pennsylvania rest areas are below the US average for drinking water (8% vs 23% nationally).

Pennsylvania Welcome Centers & Service Plazas

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

Pennsylvania Rest Area FAQ

How many rest areas are in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has 40 rest areas and 13 welcome centers on its interstates and highways, plus 28 service plazas, according to our data from October 2026.

Can you sleep at rest areas in Pennsylvania?

Parking is limited to 2 hours in any 24-hour period; a vehicle left unattended for more than 24 hours counts as abandoned. (Source: 67 Pa. Code § 443.2.) Posted signs always take priority.

Which Pennsylvania rest areas have truck parking?

5 rest areas in Pennsylvania have designated truck parking, including Allegheny Mountains Welcome Center, Lehigh Valley Welcome Center and I-79 Northbound Rest Area near Plain Grove.

Do Pennsylvania rest areas have dump stations?

We list 38 RV dump stations in Pennsylvania. See the list below.

Truck Stops, Weigh Stations & RV Dump Stations in Pennsylvania

Rest Areas in Neighboring States

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