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    Rural Rest Stop

    4.2 (12 reviews)
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    Paul V.

    On the 81 drive north you'll find this delightful respite to welcome along the journey. Tiny in size but big on the peace-meter, you have just enough of what you need for a reality break. Many shaded tables overlook gently wafting fields and faraway barns, so be sure to walk behind the building to enjoy rural Virginia beside the highway. There are charcoal grills for you crazies that want to engage in some roadside cooking. Or just unpack your cooler for a little scenic eating. I'll savor the pastoral memories a while longer before getting back to the race.

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    Daniel P.

    super small rest area which isn't really a problem until it is and that tends to happen in the wee hours over night when a person is far from home and tired and people are parked badly and the lot is small to begin with and not favorably marked or lit for napping but it's a rest area not sleepytime station and if that's the biggest problem you got you got no problems... for attending the necessities of life this place is more than satisfactory: several stocked machines in vendo-land and two rooms full of "rest-options" plus picnic tables and a bit of grass too.

    I-81 Rest Area, Crockett VA
    Bruce K.

    This rest area on I-81 is between Knoxville and Roanoke. Note that is is "cars only" so no trucks. However, there was space for my RV so that should be okay. The rest area has parking and restrooms and vending machines. A pet walk area is available. While there is a decent acceleration lane to get back onto the highway, it is slightly uphill. That could be a challenge if you have a slow vehicle as I do. [Review 14977 overall, 479 of 2021, number 1277 in Virginia.]

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    Jill M.

    Small but provides what you need--restrooms, vending, pet walk, picnic pavilions and tourist/travel information. Bathrooms were clean. Really tight on parking two days after Christmas.

    A nice view from the picnic table

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    Very clean, scenic rest area off of interstate 81. It is has a rather small parking lot.

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    North Carolina Welcome Center - Restrooms

    North Carolina Welcome Center

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    Although we weren't really ready for a bathroom break this was a convenient place to pull off to…read morefor a cleanup of a spill. I had a bottle of hand sanitizer in the passenger door trough and it had tipped over and drained into the door. The smell was making me sick but a quick pick up Into a small trash bag and wiping with paper towels fixed the problem. This looks like a nice stop if we needed to stretch our legs or use the restroom but we hadn't traveled far enough for that kind of use.

    Reviewed 1 year ago with this...A nice place to stop for a break when traveling south on I-95…read moreAccording to the North Carolina Department of Transportation website there are nine welcome centers and over 50 rest areas throughout the state. You can download a list from their website and get a lot of good information detailing their locations. The purpose of the rest area is just that, to get a break from the drive, use the restroom, and possibly get a snack. Per their website, "Loitering, camping, soliciting, consuming alcoholic beverages and staying overnight are prohibited. North Carolina's Rest Areas." This one is off the right (west) side of the interstate when traveling south on I-95. The truck parking is closest to the road and the car parking is farthest from the road. There are two car lots and plenty of parking. The building and area look brand new. There are two single-story buildings separated by a covered walkway. One is the welcome center and the other is the restrooms. The restroom building has an open lobby with some very pretty terrazzo designs on the floor. The bathrooms were very clean and it was a nice place to stop. Overall, it was a nice place for a break and I will stop there again if I am passing through and want to stretch my legs or refresh myself on the drive. Enjoy. Added one picture to Google

    I-81 Travel Plaza - The blown tire while awaiting road service.

    I-81 Travel Plaza

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    The plaza shop and restrooms are always perfect. My wife and I bought a house in SC and are in the…read moreprocess of moving from NY to SC. On my last trip down, towing a very fully loaded trailer behind my RAM Rebel 1500 pickup, At about 12 midnight, I had a trailer tire blow out just after gettin on I-77 from I-81. I called the I-81 travel plaza for roadside assistance. The mechanic on duty was Don. He arrived at my location a couple hours later as he was out on another service call when I called. He brought a new trailer tire, made sure my damaged rim was good after getting the blown tire off. It took him a while, but he got me back on the road and I arrived at my destination in SC safely. The service was GREAT, Don was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. If I had to find a negative something to comment on, it would be charging me $125 for a $76 tire, and $293 for the service. It is what it is and they know they have you by the short curly hairs in your nether region, so they really over charge you. Also, they do not take credit cards or checks, so they will follow you to the next exit and wait for you at the ATM. It can really be expected. I'm sure they've been screwed out of payment by so E people so they make sure you're not gonna beat them out of their due, even if it is exorbitant. Lesson learned: don't hit the road without a good spare and the proper tools. Would I recommend them? In a pinch, ABSOLUTELY. Don was awesome and very diligent about all his work. Thank you I-81 travel plaza and THANK YOU Don M.

    They will rob you blind. I had a double blow out. called and the service guys that came out were…read moregreat. after all was said and done, they sent me a work order to sign. nothing on it. couldn't even open the invoice. then they sent the bill. they charged $3400 to change 2 tires. I've been in this business a long time and they tried to tell me I had a special tire. mind you I've been buying these 245/70/17.5 for low deck trailers for years. never paid $850 per tire. Stay away from these crooks. I was also told they gotta pay for all them expensive toys they keep buying. Crooks.

    Holiday Inn Express - Porter Room (Meeting Room)

    Holiday Inn Express

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    Very new well appointed hotel. Room was spacious, mattress was great and pillows comfortable…read more Breakfast was delicious. Only negative is you can hear noise in the halls and rooms

    Typically I stay in Hilton venues but we decided due to the length of our stay to try the Holiday…read moreInn Express as the pricing was more competitive compared to the Hampton Inn that was also doing construction. Insights: price for two week stay was competitive and flexible if we needed to add/remove a day, breakfast (hubs like the pastry selections and I was pleased with the coffee which was make as you go from a self-serve machine that grinds the beans and then is a pour over), Holiday Inn member points, corporate owned (this has become important to us as we have had huge issues with independently owned hotels like Best Westerns that corporate refuses to address), location in town is easy to get in and out and central to food, pharmacy, and other stores that we needed such as UPS/Lowes. Facility is newer, clean and smells clean but needs some TLC including carpet/floors, bathroom detail in the room such as floor corners and window wells in the rooms. Bed linens were clean and bed was comfy. Room set-up worked well but we selected a room with more space because of the extended stay. Employees were super friendly and responsive; no problem requesting more towels. We used the laundry room (one washer/one dryer) as we often are tromping around our acreage and need to wash tshirts and such; the machines ran well and did its job. The black out shade worked its magic and the window was large and offered a great view of Mt. Airy. We would definitely stay here again. We definitely will stay here again.

    Rural Rest Stop - reststops - Updated May 2026

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