I-5 Rest Areas in California
Here is a list of California rest stops along Interstate 5. The list of rest stops follows a north-to-south direction. I-5 in California provides 34 rest stops, 1 welcome center and 4 exits.
The list of rest stops follows a north-to-south direction. If you’re heading north, read from the bottom of the page up, and vice versa if you’re heading south.
Exit 786 – Yreka
Randolph E. Collier Rest Area
Mile Marker 780 – Yreka
Shasta Lookout (Southbound)
Exit 753 – Weed
Weed Airport Rest Area (Northbound)
Weed Airport Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 723 – Castella
Mount Shasta Vista Point (Northbound)
Mile Marker 705 – Lakehead
Lakehead Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 694 – O’Brien
O’Brien Rest Area (Northbound)
Exit 667 – Anderson
Welcome Center
Mile Marker 655 – Red Bluff
Herbert S. Miles Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 653 – Red Bluff
Herbert S. Miles Rest Area (Northbound)
Mile Marker 632 – Corning
Lt. John C. Helmick Rest Area (Northbound)
Lt. John C. Helmick Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 608 – Willows
Willows Rest Area (Northbound)
Willows Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 583 – Maxwell
Maxwell Rest Area (Northbound)
Maxwell Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 556 – Dunnigan
Dunnigan Rest Area (Northbound)
Dunnigan Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 529 – Sacramento
Elkhorn Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 445 – Westley
Westley Rest Area (Northbound)
Westley Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 430 – Patterson
Turnout (Northbound)
Mile Marker 423 – Newman
California Aqueduct Vista Point (Southbound)
Mile Marker 388 – Los Banos
Dos Amigos Vista Point (Northbound)
Mile Marker 384 – Firebaugh
John “Chuck” Erreca Rest Area (Northbound)
John “Chuck” Erreca Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 320 – Huron
Coalinga-Avenal Rest Area (Northbound)
Coalinga-Avenal Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 259 – Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Rest Area (Northbound)
Buttonwillow Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 206 – Lebec
Tejon Pass Rest Area (Northbound)
Tejon Pass Rest Area (Southbound)
Mile Marker 63 – Oceanside
Las Flores View Point (Southbound)
Mile Marker 60 – Oceanside
Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound)
Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound)
Exit 54a – Oceanside
Welcome Center (Northbound)
Exit 54b – Oceanside
Welcome Center (Southbound)
Exit 44 – Encinitas
Turnout
Mile Marker 39 – Cardiff by the Sea
Turnout (Southbound)