Just a dusting of snow up here at Donner Summit, Thanksgiving week, 2025. Easy on-off rest stop…read more Breathe in the fresh air.

A good place for a restroom break and to stretch your legs from a long road trip…read more Step away from the restroom first, then you can take a breath of fresh Sierra Nevade air! LOL

Donner Summit Pass is a steep 7,056-foot-high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above…read moreDonner Lake and Donner State Park. Just 9 miles west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada, the pass has a steep slope, approach from the east from the west. During snow season, trucks or certain non 4 wheelers are chain required. Be safe on the road!

This rest stop looks like a camp headquarters tucked along Interstate 80. It was clean and well…read moremaintained. It is also a great spot to park and wait for the heavy fog to lift. Drive safe and smartly and don't speed in the fog.

January 10, 2025 - Colfax, CA…read more I travel quite a bit and have visited more rest areas than I can count, and this one really stood out. The grounds are beautiful--pine trees, picnic tables, and small walking trails--and it was surprisingly quiet and peaceful. I stopped at both the eastbound and westbound rest areas. The eastbound side is a bit nicer overall, with more space and a calmer feel. Both restrooms were clean, though my westbound stop was later in the day and it showed--some stalls were out of toilet paper. Still, for a public restroom along the freeway, this was very much appreciated and a genuinely pleasant place to take a break.

Stopped at 3:40 AM to get gas and use the bathroom. The person in this picture directed us to Shell…read moreinstead, saying he just mopped the floor while vaping. Seriously?! We have kids with us. It's disappointing to experience such rudeness as customers. Helping out at this hour would have made a huge difference.

Store manager Rick is absolutely rude and does not value the nearby locals as customers. Never once…read morehas a employee made a complaint about the friends of mine or myself in our patronage of this establishment, yet Rick treats us as the scum of the Earth. The app will not allow a negative star rating but it should. - 3 stars for Rick!

Great rest stop off the busy -5. there are restrooms, and some trees to provide coverfrom teh hot…read moredun. Went o the rest stop due to heavy traffic onI-5south. There are towo pokestop at this rest stop if youre playing, One gym and one regular poke stop. A lot fo pokemon here at this oasis. A lot of cars stopped here.

Always busy but a pretty comfortable rest stop for overnight. My Go to rest stop if I'm ever too…read moretired to carry on my road trip from San Diego to Oregon or Washington State

It's a Rest Area. Not big, but it was in great shape. We pulled in to eat lunch in our travel…read moretrailer.

The Massack Rest Area off of the CA Hwy-70, SR-70 is pretty clean and the many times I've been…read morehere, it's never busy. It has a decent sized parking lot and has a handful of picnic tables with nice green scenery. There are male and female restrooms, both handicapped accessible, as well as a separate restroom off to the side that's a shared male/female handicapped accessible. You're allowed to park for up to 8 hours and thereafter you're at risk for being towed.

I have no idea if this is an "official" rest stop or even if overnight parking is permitted but…read moreGoogle Maps said "Virginia City Rest Stop" and by the time i got here, it was close to dark. I was not going to try driving through the mountains to either Reno or Carson City in the dark. I merged my car in the parking lot with some other cars that were obviously part of the gas station and remained undisturbed through the night. Summary: Your mileage may vary. During regular daylight hours, the rest stop has some interesting outdoor artifacts and captions that point out some of the history of Virginia City and the mining that happened here. There is also a public rest room with running water and that was awesome. [Review 17697 overall - 43 in Nevada - 1218 of 2022.]

the amount of space lost with the tesla supercharger combined with the tomfoolery of people…read moresledding and a hint of truckers chaining up can make this stop a battle of the wits

DO NOT BUY SNOW CHAINS FROM THEM - SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES…read more Rude, shady business practices. stopped on our way to Reno, NV and employees were telling everyone there was a chain control ahead. It was very busy and they were pushing sales of their snow chains. My mistake was listening in the first place. Bought the chains, $140. First tensioner broke, had it exchanged. They were happy to exchange that... put chains on and drive off. @25mph 5 miles down the road, one of the chains break. To make matters worse, there was no chain control. We all were dupped. Returned to at least exchange the chains for a nonbroken set. Was rudely told off, rude employee even tried to tell me how business works, even though I have a business degree. Points to a VERY tiny sign that says all sales final. Looked up price of the chains we bought, $50. Figures. Shady business, creating panic to sell a cheap item with a 200% mark up then hide behind a small sign that no one can see so they can keep all the money. I just want an exchange so i can actually use what i paid for. But now i would be happy with a refund as i never want to see these shady excuses of human beings again. OH, she even stupidly admitted in front of other customers that here have been several other customers complaining about their chains breaking after a short drive.

Another gas station I've frequented many times over the years while traveling back to Reno. Brand…read moreand ownership have changed a few times over the years, but I'm glad it has remained a open all these years. Stopping here is somewhat nostalgic for me as I've previously visited here with others who have since passed. Nostalgia aside, this gas station is filled with anything you may need for a trip over the Donner Summit - hot food, cold food, hot drinks, cold drinks, snacks, t-shirts/sweatshirts, chains, engine oil, and so on. Heck, it even has a F'Real shake/smoothie machine! Yay! Last big certainly not least, the ladies who work here are always friendly.

Idk what was up with the male employee working there this morning. But he was extremely rude for no…read morereason whatsoever. I'm on a road trip from Reno to Monterey. Stopped in to use the restroom and buy some snacks. I kindly asked the employee behind the counter if they had a restroom. (I had never been there before). He said rudely "it's over there. Read the sign." The bathroom was very dirty. After that I bought my items. At check out he literally threw the bag of food on the counter, and when handing me the receipt said "Here!". Go somewhere else.

I've been stopping here for years, but I haven't stopped in a while. This is a great little…read morestore. There used to be a Burger King, but it was replaced With a Mexican place. The Mexican place has limited hours. I haven't tried it yet, but when I do, I will write a review. The convenience store and the gas is open 24 hours. There is a post office here, but there is no counter service. It's primarily. P.O. Box and mail pick up by local residents. They do have a 24 hour mail drop, with pick up in the early morning. The convenience store is nice. It's clean, and the people are friendly. I like the decorations in the store. It has your usual. Beer, wine, food, snack, snacks, sundries, and it also has a small hardware section, which a good amount is winter gear. It has a small but nice souvenir section as well. Prices are pretty typical on some items, and then on others, they are a bit higher. I got an amazing beef jerky, and the price was reasonable for what I got They do sell chains in the winter time, but believe me, you are going to pay for them. There's plenty of parking, including truck and RV parking. There's also a popular snow park in the winter time. The elephant in the room, is, of course, the gas prices. You are pretty much in the middle of nowhere, with only a few gas stations in the immediate area, so you are definitely going to pay for gas. The best thing to do is fill up in Sacramento, Auburn, or Reno. The gas in Colfax and Truckee is a bit higher, but still well below what they charge here. I like this store. I will be back. Thank you.

Horrible station. Mobile pay with shell app would not work went inside and inside couldn't do…read moreanything than a set amount and I told him I wanted to use my rewards and fill up he said they don't accept shell rewards any more. Then why the hell do you still have a thing on the pump to sign up for fuel rewards which is now shell rewards. This is shady as hell and shouldn't be allowed.