Rest Areas in Iowa

Find rest areas across Iowa, mapped and updated by the Trucker Path driver community.

Trucker Path maps rest areas across Iowa — currently 47 locations — with details contributed and verified by our driver community. Open the app for directions and driver reviews for any location below.

20 rest areas shown in Iowa, grouped by highway

Route	Name	Location	Amenities
I-80Exit 34	8 Parking space	Shelby, IA I-80	Overnight parking
I-80	Rest Stop I-80 WB Davenport & Iowa Welcome Center	Davenport, IA I-80	Overnight parking Pet Friendly Wi-Fi
I-80	EB Rest Area	Walnut, IA	Overnight parking Pet Friendly Wi-Fi
I-80	Rest Stop I80 Westbound	Mitchellville, IA Mile Marker 147	Overnight parking Pet Friendly RV dump Wi-Fi
I-80	Rest Stop I80 Eastbound Des Moines	Mitchellville, IA Mile Marker 147	Overnight parking Pet Friendly RV dump Wi-Fi
I-80	Rest Area I-80 EB Davenport	Bettendorf, IA I-80	Overnight parking Pet Friendly Wi-Fi
I-35Exit MM 99	Rest Area SB	Elkhart, IA Iowa I35 Mile Marker 100	Overnight parking Pet Friendly RV dump Wi-Fi
I-35Exit NB 99 mm	Rest Area NB	Elkhart, IA Mile marker 100	Overnight parking Pet Friendly RV dump Wi-Fi
I-35Exit mm 119	Story City SB Rest Area	Ames, IA I-35	Overnight parking Pet Friendly RV dump Wi-Fi
I-35Exit mm 120	SB Prairie Area	Story City, IA I-35	Pet Friendly RV dump Wi-Fi
I-29Exit MM 91	Rest Area Parking Only	Mondamin, IA Mondamin	Overnight parking
I-29	Rest Area SB	Onawa, IA I-29 S	Overnight parking Pet Friendly RV dump Wi-Fi
I-680	Rest Stop I-880 WB Loveland	Missouri Valley, IA I-680 Westbound	Overnight parking Pet Friendly RV dump Wi-Fi
—	Side Rest Stop	Sabula, IA	—
—	Iowa 35 NB	Northwood, IA	—
East 156th Street North	Rest Area I-80 WB Grinnell	Grinnell, IA Interstate 80-Westbound	Overnight parking
County Highway S28	Top of Iowa Welcome Center	Northwood, IA 4705 Wheelerwood Rd	—
Amhearst Boulevard	Gateway to Northeast Iowa Welcome Center	Nashua, IA 10 Amherst Blvd	—
Iowa 38	EB Rest Area	Tipton, IA IA-38	Overnight parking
WBExit 268	WB Rest Area	Tipton, IA Interstate 80-Westbound	Overnight parking Pet Friendly Wi-Fi

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Rest Areas by highway, among those listed above

I-80 6 I-35 4 I-29 2 I-680 1

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Rest Areas in Iowa — FAQ

How many rest areas are listed in Iowa?

Trucker Path currently lists 47 rest areas in Iowa. The list comes from Trucker Path's points-of-interest database, which drivers update through the app.

Which highways in Iowa have the most rest areas?

Of the rest areas listed here, the corridors with the most locations are I-80 (6), I-35 (4), I-29 (2). These counts come from the locations shown above and help compare the busiest corridors in this state.

Can I park overnight at a rest area?

Overnight rules are set by each state's transportation department and vary by location, including maximum stay limits. Check posted signage on arrival.