California (CA) Interstate 5 Rest Stops
Our database contains 39 rest areas on I-5 in California. Below, you will find links to rest areas along Interstate 5.
For information about the facilities available at each rest area and directions, click on the links below. Please note that not all rest stops have gas stations (some are simply parking areas), and food service is often unavailable, so plan your trip accordingly. For your convenience, we have also included links to directions to nearby gas stations, if available.
| Rest Area | Nearest Place | Direction | Mile Marker | Exit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliso Creek Rest Area | Oceanside | North | 60 | - |
| Aliso Creek Rest Area | Oceanside | South | 60 | - |
| Buttonwillow Rest Area | Buttonwillow | North | 259 | - |
| Buttonwillow Rest Area | Buttonwillow | South | 259 | - |
| California Aqueduct Vista Point | Newman | South | 423 | - |
| Coalinga-Avenal Rest Area | Huron | North | 320 | - |
| Coalinga-Avenal Rest Area | Huron | South | 320 | - |
| Dos Amigos Vista Point | Los Banos | North | 388 | - |
| Dunnigan Rest Area | Dunnigan | North | 556 | - |
| Dunnigan Rest Area | Dunnigan | South | 556 | - |
| Elkhorn Rest Area | Sacramento | South | 529 | - |
| Herbert S. Miles Rest Area | Red Bluff | North | 653 | - |
| Herbert S. Miles Rest Area | Red Bluff | South | 655 | - |
| John “Chuck” Erreca Rest Area | Firebaugh | North | 384 | - |
| John “Chuck” Erreca Rest Area | Firebaugh | South | 384 | - |
| Lakehead Rest Area | Lakehead | South | 705 | - |
| Las Flores View Point | Oceanside | South | 63 | - |
| Lt. John C. Helmick Rest Area | Corning | North | 632 | - |
| Lt. John C. Helmick Rest Area | Corning | South | 632 | - |
| Maxwell Rest Area | Maxwell | North | 583 | - |
| Maxwell Rest Area | Maxwell | South | 583 | - |
| Mount Shasta Vista Point | Castella | North | 723 | - |
| O’Brien Rest Area | O’Brien | North | 694 | - |
| Randolph E. Collier Rest Area | Yreka | - | - | 786 |
| Shasta Lookout | Yreka | South | 780 | - |
| Tejon Pass Rest Area | Lebec | North | 206 | - |
| Tejon Pass Rest Area | Lebec | South | 206 | - |
| Turnout | Encinitas | - | - | 44 |
| Turnout | Patterson | North | 430 | - |
| Turnout | Cardiff by the Sea | South | 39 | - |
| Weed Airport Rest Area | Weed | North | - | 753 |
| Weed Airport Rest Area | Weed | South | - | 753 |
| Welcome Center | Anderson | - | - | 667 |
| Welcome Center | Oceanside | North | - | 54a |
| Welcome Center | Oceanside | South | - | 54b |
| Westley Rest Area | Westley | North | 445 | - |
| Westley Rest Area | Westley | South | 445 | - |
| Willows Rest Area | Willows | North | 608 | - |
| Willows Rest Area | Willows | South | 608 | - |