New York Rest Areas
If you’re planning a road trip of any distance, take a look at using New York’s Rest Areas on your route to stop at. It’s a great way not to over stress yourself. New York Rest Areas are designed to provide highway travelers a safe and convenient facility to rest before continuing with their journey.
New York Rest Area Locations
New York rest areas are typically roadside facilities that provide, parking at a minimum. Although some may have picnic areas and so much more. They are mainly maintained by the New York Department of Transportation. Some may be closed due to maintenance issues, its always best to have an alternate rest stop just in case.
New York State Rest Areas
Interstate I-81 NY Rest Areas
Pennsylvania - New York State Line
(between PA State line and exit 1 in Kirkwood, NY))
(between exits 9 and 8 in Lisle, NY)
(between exits 12 and 13 in Preble, NY)
(between exits 44 and 43 near Watertown, NY)
(between exits 49 and 50N in Orleans, NY)
(South of the Thousand Island Bridge)
Canada Border - New York S tate Line
Interstate I-84 NY Rest Areas
Pennsylvania - New York State Line
(between exits 3 and 4)
(between exits 5 and 4)
(between exits 16 and 17)
(between exits 17 and 16)
Connecticut - New York State Line
Interstate I-86 NY Rest Areas
At times New York State Route 17 runs concurrently with Interstate 86.
Pennsylvania - New York State Line
Interstate I-86 Eastbound (Mile Marker 22) Chautauqua Lake Rest Area
Interstate I-86 Westbound (Mile Marker 72) Allegany River Rest Area
Interstate I-86 Eastbound (Mile Marker 101) Friendship Rest Area
Interstate I-86 Westbound (Mile Marker 147) Kanona Rest Area
Interstate I-86 Eastbound (mile Marker 160) Campbell Rest Area
Elmira / I-99 Interchange
Interstate I-87 Northbound NY Service Plazas / Rest Areas
New York City, NY to Albany, NY
(Between Exits: 6A – Yonkers Toll Barrier and exit 7 – Ardsley)
(Between Exits: 15A – Suffern Rt. 17N and exit 16 Woodbury – Toll Barrier)
(Between Exits 17 – Newburgh I-84 and exit 18 – New Paltz)
8 miles north of Kingston 19 (Kingston) & 20 (Saugerties)
(Between Exits 20 – Saugerties and 21 – Catskill)
(Between Exits 21B – Coxsackie and 21A – Berkshire Section/to Mass Pike)
Interstate I-87 Southbound NY Service Plazas / Rest Areas
(Albany, NY to New York City, NY)
(Between Exits 16 – Woodbury Toll Barrier) and 15A – Suffern Rt 17N)
(Between Exits 18 – New Paltz and Exit 17 – Newburgh I-84)
(Between Exits 20 – Saugerties and Exit 19 – Kingston)
11 miles south of Catskill 21 (Catskill – Cairo) & 20 (Saugerties)
(Between Exits 21B – Coxsackie and 21A – Berkshire Section/to Mass Pike)
3 miles south of Albany 23 (Albany – Downtown) & 22 (Selkirk)
Interstate I-88 NY Rest Areas
Binghamton
(between exits 10 and 11 in Sidney, NY)
(between exits 12 and 11 in Sidney, NY)
(between exits 19 and 20 in Worcester, NY)
(between exits 20 and 19 in Worcester, NY)
Schenectady
Interstate I-90 Eastbound NY Service Plazas / Rest Areas
PA State line to Albany, NY
(Between Exits 58 Silver Creek and 57A Eden-Angola)
2 miles east of Eden / Angola 57A (Eden – Angola) & 57 (Hamburg – East Aurora)
(Between Exits 58 Silver Creek and 57A Eden-Angola)
(Between Exits 47 Leroy and 46 Rochester)
9 miles east of Rochester 46 (Rochester) & 45 (Rochester – Victor)
(Between Exits 43 Manchester and 42 Geneva)
(Between Exits 41 Waterloo and 40 Weedsport)
(Between Exits 36 Syracuse I-81 and 35 Syracuse East)
3 miles east of Verona 33 (Verona-Rome) & 32 (Westmoreland – Rome)
(Between Exits 33 Verona-Rome) and 32 – Westmoreland-Rome)
Between Exits 29A – Little Falls and 29 – Canajoharie)
10 miles east of Canajoharie 29 (Canajoharie) & 28 (Fultonville – Fonda)
(Between Exits 27 – Amsterdam and 26 – Schenectady West)
(Between Exits 25 – Schenectady East and 24 – Albany Northway)
Interstate I-90 Westbound NY Service Plazas / Rest Areas
Albany, NY to PA State Line
(Between Exits 26 – Schenectady West and 27 – Amsterdam)
2 miles west of Fultonville 28 (Fultonville – Fonda) & 29 (Canajoharie)
(Between Exits 29 – Canajoharie and 29A – Little Falls)
(Between Exits 30 – Herkimer and 31 – Utica)
3 miles west of Verona 33 (Verona-Rome) & 34 (Canastota-Chittenango-Cazenovia-Oneida)
(Between Exits 34 Canastota and 34A Syracuse I-481)
(Between Exits 39 Syracuse West and 40 Weedsport)
15 miles west of Weedsport 40 (Weedsport) & 41 (Waterloo – Clyde – Seneca Falls)
(Between Exits 41 Waterloo and 42 Geneva)
(Between Exits Canandaigua and 45 Rochester I-490)
(Between Exits 46 Rochester and 47 Leroy)
(Between Exits 48A Pembroke and 49 Depew)
7 miles west of Hamburg 57 (Hamburg – East Aurora) & 57A (Eden – Angola)
(Between Exits 58 Silver Creek and 57A Eden-Angola)
Interstate I-390 NY Rest Areas
I-86 Interchange
(between exits 6 and 7 in the town of Livingston, NY)
(between exits 6 and 7 in Groveland, NY)
I-90 Interchange
Interstate I-684 NY Rest Areas
I-287 Interchange
(between exits 5 and 4 in Bedford, NY)
(between exits 8 and 9 in Brewster, NY)
I-84 Interchange
State Route NY-17 NY Rest Areas
At times New York State Route 17 runs concurrently with Interstate 86.
Elmira / I-99 Interchange
(between exits 62 and 63 in Nichols, NY)
(between exits 90 and 89 East Branch, NY)
(between exits 94 and 95 in Roscoe, NY)

New York State Thruway Parking Rest Areas Text Stops
When you're on the NYS Thruway and just need to Text or take a short break ...
There are 11 Parking Rest Areas located at convenient intervals on the Thruway system. These parking only rest areas are open 24 hours daily and offer parking and emergency call stations.
I-87 Southbound NY Parking Rest Areas (Albany, NY to New York, NY)
3 miles south of Albany 23 (Albany – Downtown) & 22 (Selkirk)
11 miles south of Catskill 21 (Catskill – Cairo) & 20 (Saugerties)
I-87 Northbound (Albany, NY to New York City, NY)
8 miles north of Kingston 19 (Kingston) & 20 (Saugerties)
I-90 Eastbound NY Parking Rest Areas (PA State Line to Albany, NY)
2 miles east of Eden / Angola 57A (Eden – Angola) & 57 (Hamburg – East Aurora)
9 miles east of Rochester 46 (Rochester) & 45 (Rochester – Victor)
3 miles east of Verona 33 (Verona-Rome) & 32 (Westmoreland – Rome)
10 miles east of Canajoharie 29 (Canajoharie) & 28 (Fultonville – Fonda)
I-90 Westbound NY Parking Rest Areas (Albany, NY to PA State Line)
2 miles west of Fultonville 28 (Fultonville – Fonda) & 29 (Canajoharie)
3 miles west of Verona 33 (Verona-Rome) & 34 (Canastota-Chittenango-Cazenovia-Oneida)
15 miles west of Weedsport 40 (Weedsport) & 41 (Waterloo – Clyde – Seneca Falls)
7 miles west of Hamburg 57 (Hamburg – East Aurora) & 57A (Eden – Angola)
New York State Travel Plazas
There are 27 Travel Plazas located at convenient intervals on the Thruway system. All food-and-fuel centers are open 24 hours daily and offer parking, diesel fuel, bagged ice, public restrooms, ATMs and Free WiFi. Many plazas also have gift shops, fax machines and Tourism Information Centers. Other services at select Travel Plazas include TasteNY, highlighting New York’s food and drink products and Taste-NY Farmer’s Markets, offering locally grown produce from New York’s farms.

I-87 Northbound NYS Thruway Service Plazas
(New York City, NY to Albany, NY)
(Between Exits: 6A – Yonkers Toll Barrier and exit 7 – Ardsley)
(Between Exits: 15A – Suffern Rt. 17N and exit 16 Woodbury – Toll Barrier)
(Between Exits 17 – Newburgh I-84 and exit 18 – New Paltz)
8 miles north of Kingston 19 (Kingston) & 20 (Saugerties)
(Between Exits 20 – Saugerties and 21 – Catskill)
(Between Exits 21B – Coxsackie and 21A – Berkshire Section/to Mass Pike)

I-87 Southbound NYS Thruway Service Plazas
(Albany, NY to New York City, NY)
(Between Exits 16 – Woodbury Toll Barrier) and 15A – Suffern Rt 17N)
(Between Exits 18 – New Paltz and Exit 17 – Newburgh I-84)
(Between Exits 20 – Saugerties and Exit 19 – Kingston)
11 miles south of Catskill 21 (Catskill – Cairo) & 20 (Saugerties)
(Between Exits 21B – Coxsackie and 21A – Berkshire Section/to Mass Pike)
3 miles south of Albany 23 (Albany – Downtown) & 22 (Selkirk)

I-90 Eastbound NYS Thruway Service Plazas
(PA State line to Albany, NY)
(Between Exits 58 Silver Creek and 57A Eden-Angola)
2 miles east of Eden / Angola 57A (Eden – Angola) & 57 (Hamburg – East Aurora)
(Between Exits 58 Silver Creek and 57A Eden-Angola)
(Between Exits 47 Leroy and 46 Rochester)
9 miles east of Rochester 46 (Rochester) & 45 (Rochester – Victor)
(Between Exits 43 Manchester and 42 Geneva)
(Between Exits 41 Waterloo and 40 Weedsport)
(Between Exits 36 Syracuse I-81 and 35 Syracuse East)
3 miles east of Verona 33 (Verona-Rome) & 32 (Westmoreland – Rome)
(Between Exits 33 Verona-Rome) and 32 – Westmoreland-Rome)
Between Exits 29A – Little Falls and 29 – Canajoharie)
10 miles east of Canajoharie 29 (Canajoharie) & 28 (Fultonville – Fonda)
(Between Exits 27 – Amsterdam and 26 – Schenectady West)
(Between Exits 25 – Schenectady East and 24 – Albany Northway)

I-90 Westbound NYS Thruway Service Plazas
(Albany, NY to PA State Line)
(Between Exits 26 – Schenectady West and 27 – Amsterdam)
2 miles west of Fultonville 28 (Fultonville – Fonda) & 29 (Canajoharie)
(Between Exits 29 – Canajoharie and 29A – Little Falls)
(Between Exits 30 – Herkimer and 31 – Utica)
3 miles west of Verona 33 (Verona-Rome) & 34 (Canastota-Chittenango-Cazenovia-Oneida)
(Between Exits 34 Canastota and 34A Syracuse I-481)
(Between Exits 39 Syracuse West and 40 Weedsport)
15 miles west of Weedsport 40 (Weedsport) & 41 (Waterloo – Clyde – Seneca Falls)
(Between Exits 41 Waterloo and 42 Geneva)
(Between Exits Canandaigua and 45 Rochester I-490)
(Between Exits 46 Rochester and 47 Leroy)
(Between Exits 48A Pembroke and 49 Depew)
7 miles west of Hamburg 57 (Hamburg – East Aurora) & 57A (Eden – Angola)
(Between Exits 58 Silver Creek and 57A Eden-Angola)
New York State Rest Area Map
