Rest Areas
Below is a list of rest areas along Interstate 85 in North Carolina. Rest areas are listed from north to south. Northbound travelers read up the page; southbound travelers read down the page.
Mile Marker 231 – Norlina
- Welcome Center (southbound)
Mile Marker 199 – Oxford
- Rest Area (southbound)
- Rest Area (northbound)
Note: Interstate 85 below runs concurrent with Interstate 40
Mile Marker 139 – Burlington
- Rest Area (southbound)
- Rest Area (northbound)
Note: Interstate 85 above runs concurrent with Interstate 40
Mile Marker 99 – Thomasville
- Rest Area (southbound)
- Rest Area (northbound)
Mile Marker 59 – Concord
- Rest Area (southbound)
- Rest Area (northbound)
Mile Marker 2 – Grover
- Welcome Center (northbound)
Southbound I85 rest area / welcome center is closed as of April, 2021. Looks like construction underway.
I will be driving from Raleigh to Emerald Isle at the end of July. Will public restrooms be open on I40E?
Are these open as of June 19, 2020? I know many were closed during the shelter in place orders.