I-40 rest stops
I-40 has 93 rest stops in our directory, spread over 8 states between California and North Carolina. On average there is a stop location every 38 miles. The longest gap is about 151 miles, between Haviland Rest Area and Parks Rest Area (AZ). Along the way: 8 welcome centers, 2 service plazas and 1,269 truck parking spaces.
I-40 by state, west to east
All I-40 rest stops, eastbound order
| Rest stop | Side | Mile | Near | Restrooms | Truck spaces | From previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Oasis | EB | – | Newberry Springs, CA | Yes | 8 | – |
| Desert Oasis | WB | – | Newberry Springs, CA | – | 8 | < 1 mi |
| John Wilkie Rest Area | WB | – | Fenner, CA | Yes | 9 | ≈ 85 mi |
| John Wilkie Rest Area | EB | – | Fenner, CA | Yes | 9 | < 1 mi |
| Haviland Rest Area | WB | 23 | Yucca, AZ | Yes | 7 | ≈ 70 mi |
| Haviland Rest Area | EB | 23 | Yucca, AZ | Yes | 7 | < 1 mi |
| Parks Rest Area | – | – | Parks, AZ | – | – | ≈ 151 mi |
| Parks Rest Area | – | – | Parks, AZ | – | – | < 1 mi |
| Meteor Crater Rest Area | EB | 235 | Moqui, AZ | Yes | 33 | ≈ 57 mi |
| Meteor Crater Rest Area | WB | 235 | Moqui, AZ | – | 32 | < 1 mi |
| Painted Cliffs Rest Area | – | – | Houck, AZ | – | – | ≈ 127 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Houck | – | – | Houck, AZ | – | – | < 1 mi |
| Manuelito Welcome Center | EB | 3 | Mentmore, NM | – | 22 | ≈ 4.6 mi |
| Acomita Rest Area | EB | 102 | Acoma Pueblo, NM | Yes | 8 | 99 mi |
| Rattlesnake Draw Rest Area | WB | 207 | Moriarty, NM | Yes | 12 | 105 mi |
| Rattlesnake Draw Rest Area | EB | 207 | Moriarty, NM | Yes | 10 | < 1 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Moriarty | – | – | Moriarty, NM | No | – | ≈ 14 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Moriarty | – | – | Moriarty, NM | No | – | < 1 mi |
| Anton Chico Rest Area | WB | 251 | Santa Rosa, NM | Yes | 17 | ≈ 35 mi |
| Anton Chico Rest Area | EB | 251 | Santa Rosa, NM | Yes | 14 | < 1 mi |
| Pajarito (Newkirk) Rest Area | EB | 302 | Cuervo, NM | Yes | 10 | 51 mi |
| Pajarito (Newkirk) Rest Area | WB | 302 | Cuervo, NM | Yes | 16 | < 1 mi |
| Llano Estacado/Glen Rio Welcome Center | WB | 373 | San Jon, NM | Yes | 52 | 71 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Vega | EB | – | Vega, TX | No | – | ≈ 15 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Vega | WB | – | Vega, TX | No | – | < 1 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Vega | – | – | Vega, TX | No | – | ≈ 21 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Vega | – | – | Vega, TX | No | – | < 1 mi |
| Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area | – | – | Amarillo, TX | Yes | – | ≈ 50 mi |
| Donley County Rest Area | EB | 129 | Alanreed, TX | Yes | 52 | ≈ 58 mi |
| Gray County Rest Area | WB | 131 | Alanreed, TX | Yes | 47 | 2 mi |
| I 40 West Bound Rest Area | – | – | Shamrock, TX | No | – | ≈ 50 mi |
| Beckham Visitor Center | EB | 10 | Erick, OK | Yes | 24 | ≈ 14 mi |
| Beckham Rest Area | WB | 10 | Erick, OK | – | 27 | < 1 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Erick | – | – | Erick, OK | No | – | ≈ 3.9 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Erick | – | – | Erick, OK | No | – | < 1 mi |
| Canadian Rest Area | EB | 111 | Calumet, OK | – | 4 | ≈ 105 mi |
| Seminole Rest Area | WB | 197 | Centerview, OK | No | 20 | 86 mi |
| Seminole Rest Area | EB | 197 | Centerview, OK | No | 20 | < 1 mi |
| McIntosh Rest Area | EB | 251 | Henryetta, OK | No | 10 | 54 mi |
| McIntosh Rest Area | WB | 251 | Henryetta, OK | – | 10 | < 1 mi |
| Muskogee Rest Area | EB | 283 | Muskogee, OK | No | 3 | 32 mi |
| Muskogee Rest Area | WB | 283 | Muskogee, OK | – | 3 | < 1 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area near Sallisaw | – | – | Sallisaw, OK | Yes | – | ≈ 33 mi |
| Sequoyah Rest Area | WB | 316 | Gans, OK | Yes | 20 | ≈ 3.2 mi |
| Van Buren Welcome Center | EB | 2.6 | Van Buren, AR | – | 13 | ≈ 19 mi |
| Ozark Rest Area | EB | 35.3 | Ozark, AR | – | 13 | 33 mi |
| Ozark Rest Area | WB | 36.5 | Ozark, AR | Yes | 12 | 1.2 mi |
| Big Piney Rest Area | EB | 67.5 | Knoxville, AR | – | 9 | 31 mi |
| Overlook Rest Area | WB | – | London, AR | – | – | ≈ 2.5 mi |
| Big Piney Rest Area | WB | 72.5 | London, AR | – | 8 | ≈ 2.3 mi |
| Conway East Rest Area | EB | 133 | Mayflower, AR | – | 25 | 61 mi |
| Conway West Rest Area | WB | 134 | Mayflower, AR | – | 25 | 1 mi |
| I 40 Truck Rest Area | EB | – | Lonoke, AR | – | – | ≈ 32 mi |
| I 40 Truck Rest Area | WB | – | Lonoke, AR | Yes | – | < 1 mi |
| White River Rest Area | EB | 198.8 | De Valls Bluff, AR | – | 9 | ≈ 33 mi |
| White River Rest Area | WB | 198.8 | De Valls Bluff, AR | – | 10 | < 1 mi |
| Forrest City Rest Area | EB | 235.3 | Forrest City, AR | Yes | 15 | 37 mi |
| Forrest City Rest Area | WB | 242.6 | Forrest City, AR | – | 30 | 7.3 mi |
| West Memphis Truck Parking (B) | WB | 274.5 | West Memphis, AR | – | 15 | 32 mi |
| West Memphis Truck Parking (A) | WB | 274 | West Memphis, AR | – | 25 | < 1 mi |
| I-40 Welcome Center at Mile 43 | WB | 43 | Mason, TN | – | 16 | ≈ 59 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area at Mile 73 | EB | 73 | Huntersville, TN | – | 11 | 30 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area at Mile 73 | WB | 73 | Huntersville, TN | – | 11 | < 1 mi |
| I-40 Truck Parking at Mile 103 | EB | 103 | Lexington, TN | No | 20 | 30 mi |
| I-40 Truck Parking at Mile 103 | WB | 103 | Lexington, TN | No | 20 | < 1 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area at Mile 130 | EB | 130 | Sugar Tree, TN | – | 10 | 27 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area at Mile 130 | WB | 130 | Sugar Tree, TN | Yes | 9 | ≈ 1.1 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area at Mile 170 | EB | 170 | Tidwell, TN | – | 14 | 40 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area at Mile 170 | WB | 170 | Tidwell, TN | – | 13 | < 1 mi |
| I-40 Truck Parking at Mile 228 | WB | 228 | Mount Juliet, TN | No | 20 | 58 mi |
| I-40 Truck Parking at Mile 253 | EB | 253 | Watertown, TN | No | 15 | 25 mi |
| I-40 Truck Parking at Mile 253 | WB | 253 | Watertown, TN | No | 15 | < 1 mi |
| Tennessee Visitor Center | – | 267 | Lafayette, TN | No | 30 | 14 mi |
| I-40 Truck Parking at Mile 306 | WB | 306 | Monterey, TN | No | 30 | 39 mi |
| Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area | EB | 324 | Dorton, TN | – | 13 | 18 mi |
| Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area | WB | 327 | Dorton, TN | Yes | 14 | 3 mi |
| I-40 Truck Parking at Mile 335 | EB | 335 | Rockwood, TN | No | 24 | 8 mi |
| Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area | EB | 420 | Lake View Park, TN | – | 34 | 85 mi |
| I-40 Rest Area at Mile 425 | WB | 425 | Dandridge, TN | – | 21 | 5 mi |
| Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County | WB | 446 | Newport, TN | – | 10 | 21 mi |
| Haywood County Rest Area, WBL | WB | 10 | Fines Creek, NC | – | 16 | ≈ 12 mi |
| Haywood County Rest Area, EBL | EB | 10 | Fines Creek, NC | Yes | 10 | < 1 mi |
| McDowell County Rest Area EBL | EB | 82 | Marion, NC | Yes | 12 | 72 mi |
| McDowell County Rest Area WBL | WB | 82 | Marion, NC | Yes | 11 | < 1 mi |
| Catawba County Rest Area EBL | EB | 136 | Claremont, NC | – | 15 | 54 mi |
| Catawba County Rest Area WBL | WB | 136 | Claremont, NC | No | 14 | < 1 mi |
| Davie County Rest Area, WBL | WB | 177 | Hillsdale, NC | Yes | 17 | 41 mi |
| Davie County Rest Area, EBL | EB | 177 | Hillsdale, NC | Yes | 17 | < 1 mi |
| Alamance County Rest Area NBL | NB | 139 | Burlington, NC | Yes | 22 | ≈ 62 mi |
| Alamance County Rest Area SBL | SB | 139 | Burlington, NC | Yes | 22 | < 1 mi |
| Johnston County Rest Area,EBL | EB | 325 | Benson, NC | – | 15 | ≈ 82 mi |
| Johnston County Rest Area,WBL | WB | 325 | Benson, NC | – | 15 | < 1 mi |
| Duplin County Rest Area | – | 364 | Warsaw, NC | – | 10 | 39 mi |
Mile = state mile marker where our sources give one. Distances use mile markers when both stops have one, otherwise the straight-line distance plus 15 % (marked ≈). "–" means we have no data.
Service plazas with food and fuel
- Desert Oasis Service plazaRestroomsDrinking waterPicnic tablesVending machines 8 truck spaces
- Desert Oasis Service plaza8 truck spaces
Frequently asked questions
How many rest stops are on I-40?
93 rest stops in our list: 4 in California, 8 in Arizona, 11 in New Mexico, 8 in Texas, 13 in Oklahoma, 16 in Arkansas, 20 in Tennessee, 13 in North Carolina.
What is the longest stretch of I-40 without a rest stop?
About 151 miles, between Haviland Rest Area (Yucca) and Parks Rest Area (Parks).
Where are the welcome centers on I-40?
Manuelito Welcome Center (NM), Llano Estacado/Glen Rio Welcome Center (NM), Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area (TX), Beckham Visitor Center (OK), Van Buren Welcome Center (AR) and I-40 Welcome Center at Mile 43 (TN).