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East Branch Rest Area

4.0 (6 reviews)
InexpensiveRest Stops
Open • Open 24 hours
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Lee M.

Not crowded, ample amount of urinals. Soap dispenser full, water flowing and powerful high tech hand dryers. Garbage cans empty and no funky smells. A place to definitely go when you have to, you know, go! Oh did I mention next rest stop 74 miles.... Don't miss it!

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Southern Tier Welcome Center - Composing toilets

Southern Tier Welcome Center

(26 reviews)

There is a lot at this welcome center that you probably won't see at other places. I got excited…read morewhen I saw the I heart NY sign and race car, and the nice little playground for children. I personally just didn't have a great experience at this stop. The inside looks lovely but it had an unpleasant odor that is hard to describe. it's possible my stop was affected by the other people who were there, so take this review with a grain of salt, but the vibes were just off. It looked clean, but felt very dirty. I don't know how else to explain it. All of the people I encountered were rude; not just one person, but multiple people. I wanted to get a photo of the sign before we headed out and there were two different families just letting their kids play and climb on the sign while myself and another person were trying to snap a photo. I had to wait a good 8-10 minutes for them to leave to snap one photo of the sign without random children on it. I have nothing against kids playing and waited patiently, but there was a literal playground for children right across from the sign. It's more just that people didn't seem to be very kind or considerate here. Again, this is a fine stop if you need to get off the road and there are things to see here, I just purse didn't personally feel this welcome center was very welcoming.

As far as state welcome centers go this is one of the better ones. Clean restrooms and great…read moreinformation and that delightful "Taste of NY" shopping area/sandwich shop. I stop here every time I am northbound.

Roscoe Rest Stop

Roscoe Rest Stop

(8 reviews)

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Going eastward to wherever, this is a great place to stretch and walk around. The property is…read morefairly big from the parking lot, with plenty of grass to explore, plus for your dogs. Further, down the grass, Willowemoc Creek will be seen which at that point, you'll be on the sand. The creek is very nice to look at, with the beautiful sound and also it moving at a nice pace. There is a walkway to follow the creek which will lead to the other side of the grass, leading back to the parking lot. The bathroom is provided also, which to me, wasn't the cleanest and kept up, but did the job though. It would be awesome to see it well maintained and cleaned on a given basis. Plenty of parking, and a lot to do here.

Just YUCK! In an era where we all are being hypervigilant…read morebecause of covid concerns, being forced to use a piss soaked bathroom should NOT be an option! It was so bad 2 men at the hand sanitizing station and I just started talking about how filthy it was. The men were disgusted...and men being, well...less fussy than women about things, were moved to blurt out how gross the bathrooms were to a complete an utter stranger with NO prompting. Fortunately men can aim and shoot when crap is disgusting...but if ya got to do the squat and hover...you're screwed. Just carry an empty chinese iced tea container and use it in your car....it'll be less awkward and more sanitary than exposing ya lady bits to whatever God knows is floating in that air. The cleanest thing in the joint was probably the hand sanitizer.

Whitney Point Rest Area & Text Stop

Whitney Point Rest Area & Text Stop

(14 reviews)

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This was a nice stop on my travels. I needed to get out and stretch my legs as well as use the…read morefacilities. This rest stop is divided in a way. Regular vehicles park to the left when you pull off the highway and big rigs park to the right. Plenty of space to walk about if you needed to and plenty of space to take a seat. Inside it was well maintained. Facilities were clean and in order. I putzed around outside for a while and walked the grounds. They were mowing grass the day I was here so you kind of had to keep moving to not be in their way. Things to note, aside from table/picnic area, there is a pet area available. But the pet areas don't seem to be maintained as well as the rest of the area, disposal bags were missing even though there was a place for them. Police station is on premise.

I have to say, if you're going to revolutionize the toilet, you may want to put a sign up? It was a…read moregood conversation started for me and some strangers. But still. You as a state know it was unusual. You also left the flush buttons that don't work, so the whole thing feels like you're committing some bathroom faux pas. Plus the cost this bathroom revolution cost vs. how much water it saves...seems like it will take some time to recoup those tax dollars. But this random stop on the lonely highway makes for an experience all right. I don't need bathrooms to be experiences though. It was clean and there were some sort of foamy waterless toilets, but it did feel like I was in the middle of an experiment.

East Branch Rest Area - reststops - Updated May 2026

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