This is a great stop with everything you may need for a pit stop…read more Plenty of parking. Picnic tables, but no shelters. Clean restrooms with two staff servicing the area. Vending machines that worked. Do not drive by.

Rest Friends Rest…read moreStop just outside of Grayson, KY, right off 64E en route to West Virginia. The Good: *Fairly large parking area that has room for five large trucks and multiple cars. *Superbly clean and AC'd restrooms *Vending machines *Picnic tables w/ BBQ pits The Bad: *Picnic areas aren't all covered *Same issue with the parking area as there's not much shade to keep your car semi-cool in the hot KY sun. TLDR: Nice rest stop that serves its purpose well.

Great signage from the highway, but this rest stop is ancient. However, the facilities were clean…read more There is vending which makes it more tolerable as a stop. Not much green space though. If you need relief go ahead. But if you can skip move on.

Rest areas are such great little bits of america…read more Some have visitor centers, some are just bathrooms. They're great places to walk your dog, stretch your legs, take care of "business" etc.

Great new state of the art info center for all your Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge visit…read more Info and reading for the surrounding area, hiking, camping, kayaking, rock climbing, repelling and food! Great place to start when you're in the area.

Slade welcome center is a very large and multi building rest stop meets welcome center that sits…read moreright off the expressway in Slade, Kentucky. The front part of the parking lot features restrooms and vending machines and a few memorials and monuments. On the back side is an old train cart and separate building that works as the small towns visitors center. Overall a cool small Kentucky town spot and a good place to take a rest stop if needed. Very clean and well kept on the insides.

Ohio, unlike my home state of North Carolina, allows overnight parking in their rest areas for…read morenon-commercial vehicles. So I was here for the night in my campervan, arriving at around 8:30pm and heading out at 5:30am. So it was a major positive to be able to sleep legally and not be concerned about a knock on the door or a ticket. Thank you, Ohio. But... the car parking area is right next to the truck parking area. And truckers idle their trucks all dang night. And it's right next to US-35. It was unpleasant and not a good night's rest. As a quick stop or a picnic? Great to get out, walk around, get some nature before driving. But an overnight? Not great. [Review 934 of 2026 - 313 in Ohio - 26114 overall]

kinda of a let down after seeing so many refreshed rest areas in Ohio. it's not bad it's just not…read morereally good for a random toilet facility in the 21st century. c'mon man, it's like you're not even trying... :-( clean and mostly functional and pretty well stocked with the necessities here. big glass front is always a winner and it serves both the up and down traffic but south bound has an awkward crossover coming and going... these work so much better in the median between the traffics maybe consider doing that on the next make over. and vending machines is good too; snacks and beverages and stuff like that if you can find a way because I found a spot for them...

Great location for a rest area. Easy access on and off the Interstate, lots of parking, good…read morerestroom facilities, had state roadmaps available.

Another great rest stop!…read more Very clean and well-maintained. Nice park-like grounds that felt safe to walk around and people seemed to be out enjoying them as if they were at the neighborhood park. We were a little surprised at just how many people were walking around, playing on the grass with their kids, and just enjoying the place. Often rest stops are a rush to get in, out, and away from them quickly. Many are poorly kept, smell bad, are run down, or are covered in trash and graffiti. Often the picnic areas seem to go unused and are falling apart. That was not the case here and people were appreciating the opportunity to stop and unwind from the stresses of the road.

This is a large Welcome Center with lots of parking and picnic tables. The Welcome Center was not…read moreopen at 7:30 am, but maps and other information about Kentucky attractions were available near the restrooms. The restrooms are dated, but clean. A second building holds vending machines with Coke products. There was plenty of green space to walk the dog and bags were available for clean up.

Great rest area. Lots of room. Beautiful hills. Clean restrooms. Friendly staff. Recommended!!!!read more

It offered plenty of parking and was very clean, but it was outdated compared to the surrounding…read morestates: Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia. I believe Pennsylvania and West Virginia offered rest areas similar to airport terminals, with restaurants and gift shops selling state and local souvenirs. Kentucky needs to think like the aforementioned states regarding return on investment (ROI). Also, I believe the toilets were former movie or TV props for Prison Break or likely Escape from Alcatraz or similar. Edit: I believe it was Canada around Hamilton that offered rest areas that had a food court and shops like an airport terminal.

This welcome center/rest stop was very clean and had plenty of restrooms. I stopped here on my way…read moreto Kentucky as I wanted to pick up some Kentucky maps and brochures. They had plenty of those as well. Everything was clean and it did appear that they had the other building closed off, which may have been a bigger welcome center, but I am not sure of that. I was able to get what I needed and use the restroom and be on my way.

This rest area is small and just offers restrooms no food. The women's restroom was spotless. Lots…read moreof parking.

Nice, large clean restrooms. Trash cans emptied & the surrounding areas clean…read more Parking lot well kept, many trash cans. Landscaping pleasant, available hand holds along the walkway. Picnic tables abound in grassy areas, with n Arby's trash receptacles. Pleasant well mannered and well dressed staff. The place has a small complex of buildings, near and clean.

Just north of Lexington & the 64/75 split. Plenty of parking for the transient traveler, whether…read morethey travel by passenger vehicle, RV or truck. The car parking is on the highway side of the rest area, while the large vehicle parking is out back. The main building is accessible from both parking lots, with restrooms and drinking fountains, and a few travel brochures. They also have a side building which houses refreshments and snacks.

Great rest stop. Older but always clean based on my experience. I have used this 15 years and is a…read moregreat stopping point when I don't want to stop at one of the towns on my way from Columbus to Eastern Kentucky and vice versa. Located just outside of Lucasville, the rest area serves both North bound and South bound traffic. It has full restroom facilities, including a family restroom, and a nice lobby with map and regional brochures and advertisements. The Rest Area has a picnic areas, vending machines, and can accommodate cars, trucks, and commerical trucks. It's also a great "pet stop" if are traveling with a pet.

I wish that I had taken photos at this rest stop while traveling to Kentucky yesterday. The…read morefacilities were very clean and there was a nice yard with benches and beautiful plants and shade trees all around. It felt like being in a park instead of a rest stop. We found several brochures with interesting things to do in the great state of Ohio as well.