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    Smyrna Rest Area

    4.7 (21 reviews)
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    Mike D.

    Very nice rest area. Great shade trees & playground for the kids. Blah blah blah blah blah blah

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    P E.

    Large rest area off of Rte 1. If you are going southbound, signage is poor so keep going straight through the traffic light and you will find it on your left. There is a direct on ramp to the highway southbound from the rest stop. This is also home to Del DOT offices so the amenities are a bit spiffier. Entrances to the restrooms do not front the car parking lot so I would be cautious if alone in evening hours. Generally well kept. Kids play area. Doggie area too

    Kathryn M.

    Hubby and I stopped here to use the bathrooms and walk around a bit after driving a while. It was easy to find off the interstate. They had plenty of parking spots. Their bathrooms were clean. It makes sense now that they have a 6 hour limit; they have picnic areas to eat, a good size playground and equipment for the littles, and a dog area. We didn't realize how big the rest area is. The only thing that there is off was that when leaving the rest area, it took us back south when we were trying to stay north.

    Christine F.

    Great facility! Picnic areas, vending machines, playground, dog walk area and clean restrooms!! About 1/2 way from central Pennsylvania and the Delaware beaches!

    Lorence C.

    This rest area has bathrooms only. If you are hungry and looking for food keep it moving. If you just need to use the restroom this is your spot. It is very clean and they also have an information booth. The information booth was manned when I stopped here. They also have a few vending machines as well.

    Mark N.

    A true "rest" area. Quiet, recessed from the highway . Many trees, flowers, a fountain, numerous picnic tables included covered picnic areas and barbeque grills, and a playground! relatively clean restrooms. a beautifully landscaped Delaware Traffic Fatality Memorial Garden, which is a unique concept I believe. a tourist information center and guft shop open from 8 am - 5 pm. a dog walk. loads of parking. a great place to stop and actually get some good sleep if you are tired and don't want to shell out for a hotel . NJ Turnpike take note, DE state route 1 has you so far outdone in the "rest area" concept. (there is a Gas station across the street if you need gas or snacks, the rest area itself has vending machines.). This place qualifies as a park not just a rest area. Access via the North Smyrna exit from DE SR 1.

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    Stopped here on multiple occasions traveling from Va to Pa and back. This rest area has one of the cleanest bathrooms.

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    Clean, well landscaped, equipped with clean bathrooms a few vending machines, outdoor pavilions, grills and a small play area for the kiddos.

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    After sitting in traffic for over an hour due to an accident I was definitely in need of…read morefacilities. I also wanted to stretch these legs, because I hadn't expected that to happen. I was hoping to have just whizzed on through the area with an hour to spare. I would liken this rest area to be on the level of a small train station or airport. With much better lighting. Or maybe even a glorified mall food court. If hunger is what you are looking to satiate, then this is up your alley. Offering a mix of chains that you know and maybe a few you don't know. Dunkin, Wendy's, Nathan's, Auntie Anne's for the bigger known chains. Jerry's, Philip's, Currito's for the lesser known chains. Then throw in a convenience store and some restrooms, you have this place. After finding a parking spot, I nearly ran in the building to use the restroom. For as well used as this place is, the restrooms were nearly tip-top shape. After the pit stop, I hit up the convenience store before heading back out. For a rest stop, this was surprisingly easy to access. It was also easy to get back on the highway to your destination. Also, if you needed to head back the other direction, you can easily do that here as well.

    Bathrooms smell, trash overflowing and a lot of stalls were "out of order " !!…read moreDunkin was by far the slowest Dunkin I have ever gone to. Here's a place that lives off their coffee sales and they weee out of cream !! Save your time and money....DONT GO THERE !!

    Smyrna Rest Area - reststops - Updated August 2026

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