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    Broward County Sheriff and Rest Stop

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    Something Broward, something blue
    Fox E.

    For my review #11,000 I thought I'd review my fave rest area (by far) in Florida. I furrowed my Broward when I walked in here because it's so amazing. Located right in the middle of the Everglades. My eyes Glazed over when I first saw how amazing this service area is. Oh, I meant Glades over. Wanna stop here? Sher,iff you want to! I peed myself (but not literally thanks to the bathrooms) when I came here because it's way more than just a rest area. It's like an Everglades Visitor Center - so beautiful and so memorable and so impossible to forget. It's also really sad looking at all the wildlife stuff. It's definitely one of my favourite places to stop in all of Florida as you can imagine. One of the most memorable service areas that I've been through in a long time - specifically because it really is literally right in the middle of the Evies. They've also made quite the effort here because the whole place has a bunch of amazing Everglades information and beautiful images covering the walls as you can see from my pictures. Bravo. And the restroom facilities are pretty comfy and useful - because let's face it that's why you're coming here. But even if you don't need to pee, I recommend checking it out anyway. And pooping.

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    April R.

    In my opinion this is the best rest area in South Florida. It NEVER disappoints. You can always find parking and most of the time you may be the only one here. Walking around you are bound to spot a gator or two along with many species of birds. The occasional snake under your truck and wondering about it not unheard of either. That being said just be cautious of your surroundings and enjoy the beauty of the area. As I stated in my previous review keep you pets on a leash at ALL times. Keep on Truckin'

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    Bruce K.

    The first rest areas leaving the Fort Lauderdale area, or the last one before arriving, this rest area serves traffic both eastbound and westbound (technically, I-75 runs northbound and southbound). You'll find As it is on the south side, there is some looping and 180 turns to get here, and you'll want to be very sure of your direction when you leave. The area has a police substation and a fire department. As well, a rest area with bathrooms, vending and some educational materials on the area. Lots and lots of parking though not much shade. There are no restaurants or eateries here. [Review 10909 overall, 681 of 2019.]

    Joan L.

    This is not your Turnpike rest stop! Do not look for Sbarro's, Burger King, or Dunkin Donuts. This is a pretty much a rest room stop only....and there are a huge number of restrooms! I have never had an issue with the cleanliness. I often see one side closed off to be cleaned. Bring your own tissues or paper towels if you don't want to dry your hands with the old style hand dryers that barely blow air. If you are starving, there are some vending machines. There is also a little exhibit about the Everglades. This rest stop is situated about 20 minutes from the start (on Broward side) of Alligator Alley, so if you forgot to go before you left the house or can't hold it till you get home...,stop here!

    Arnab D.

    Men's restrooms were very clean and updated with air hand dryer. It's also a useful stop just in case someone in the car was sure about not using the alligator alley rest area but changed their mind within 30 minutes or less. There's a separate entry for cars and for trucks. They have a couple of vending machines in there as well.

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    Lots of parking and easy to find. Bathrooms are big and clean with lots of space. Felt safe and comfortable being there even at night time.

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    Everglades Rest Stop

    Everglades Rest Stop

    (4 reviews)

    The rest stop on I-75 (Alligator Alley) at Mile Marker 35 is a unique nature destination, not just…read morea pit stop, featuring a four-story observation tower for panoramic wetland views, extensive boardwalks through native plants, educational exhibits, playgrounds, dog parks, and picnic areas, transforming a basic rest stop into an environmental education center and scenic oasis for families and travelers to experience the Everglades up close. It's about 10 miles west of the Weston toll plaza. They have many things as well - a Four-Story Observation Tower: A 40-foot-tall structure that provides panoramic 360-degree views of the surrounding wetlands and is accessible via a long ramp. Elevated Boardwalks: An extensive network of winding boardwalks over a three-acre engineered wetland, allowing visitors to view native flora and fauna safely. Nature Exhibits: The site includes a wetland plant exhibit, an arboretum with native landscaping, and informative kiosks about the Everglades ecosystem. One of these days I will get to the tower, boardwalks and nature exhibits. I do know that it is a perfect place to use their restrooms! And they are new now!

    Clean and convenient when you need a rest and coffee or snack. I thought…read more the rest stop was clean and well lit. The vending machines had all kinds of coffee and I choose the hot chocolate. I wish the cups had cardboard holder because the chocolate came out super hot to the touch. The vending machines had all kinds of snacks even ice cream. Glad for this rest top to stretch the legs.

    Miccosukee Service Plaza - Nathan's Hotdogs Self-Serve To-Go!

    Miccosukee Service Plaza

    (127 reviews)

    Whether you're heading I75 north or south across Alligator Alley, this service plaza checks off all…read morethe boxes in terms of travel needs. Being one of the only structures around for miles it's a great place to pull into. It's undergone significant renovations in past years so the current condition is really good. With a convenience store, cafe, Dunkin & large restroom that's always clean, you might as well stop by. Within the massive parking lot you'll find plenty of pumps to fill up. The spaces are huge so they accommodate any vehicle whether a motorcycle or RV. The gas prices are relatively accurate in comparison to any "regular" gas station you might go to. It's good to see they don't raise their prices knowing they're the only option out there. As far as inside goes, the businesses are all solid. Whether you get some food from the Glades Cafe or a coffee from Dunkin, you'll be satisfied. Once again, the pricing is super fair & it seems like most of the employees working here are friendly. These places are efficient considering they're dealing with a constant flow of customers all day. As far as my experiences over the years have gone, they've been nothing but positive. If it's your thing, they also have a small casino located right next door. I've never been inside but it seems to get a good flow of people. Personally, I stop by here on most trips across the Alley. Even if you use it to just get out & stretch your legs, the surrounding Everglades are beautiful to look at. It's a win/win scenario having this service plaza.

    Welcome to the Miccosukee Service Plaza... where convenience meets armed robbery pricing…read more This place should honestly greet you with a giant warning sign that says: "Attention travelers: abandon all budgetary hope ye who enter here." Now to be fair, they rebuilt the plaza and physically it looks great. Clean, modern, spacious, and far nicer than the old roadside stop it replaced. You walk in thinking, "Wow, this is actually pretty impressive." And then you look at the prices and suddenly feel like you accidentally wandered into an airport terminal designed by oil companies. Case in point: TEN DOLLARS. For a single-serving bag of Kettle brand potato chips. I stared at the price tag like it had personally insulted my family. For ten dollars, those chips better have been cooked by a Michelin-star chef and blessed by a shaman before being placed on the shelf. And the gas prices? A full dollar more per gallon than what I paid before leaving home earlier that day. A DOLLAR. At today's prices, that's not a "slight markup." That's a financial hostage situation with fuel pumps. But here's the thing... They know exactly what they're doing. Because for roughly 25 miles in either direction, there's basically nothing around except swamp, gators, and your rapidly increasing sense of vulnerability as the fuel gauge drops. So yes, if you HAVE to stop, stop. Use the restroom. Buy the overpriced chips. Accept your fate. But let's be clear: nobody is choosing this stop because of value. This is survival shopping. Three stars for the nice rebuild. Minus several emotional stars for making me consider financing snack food.

    Pompano Beach Service Plaza - Truck Parking

    Pompano Beach Service Plaza

    (52 reviews)

    Nice clean rest area. Plenty of parking. Decent options. Better than New Jersey but not up to…read moreItalian rest areas .

    Stopped in today during a busy travel day after the Thanksgiving holiday, the traffic on the…read moreturnpike was pretty heavy and since I didn't fuel the RV on the way down to the Keys I figured I should top it off anticipating some stop and go delays. These service plazas are left lane exits so it can be a challenge getting over when the traffic is heavy but once I made the ramp the layout here makes it reality easy to navigate and access the truck lanes to get to the separate diesel pump island. The fueling island is remote and like most truck fueling you have to prepay inside prior to pumping, this is quite the walk past the Tesla Superchargers then through the gas pumps, I purposely under estimated how many gallons I needed so I wouldn't have to make a second trip inside to get a receipt for the actual gallons I pumped so I definitely missed the mark on filling the tank but I knew I'd stop again once I got closer to home so I could put her in the garage with a full tank in preparation for our next trip. As expected the inside was extremely busy I think I was at least 10 customers back to pay, they did have both registered staffed so the line did move rather quickly. It seemed everyone was ordering food so that wasn't an option even the wait for a cup of coffee was more than I was willing to wait so I made a cup in the Keurig once I got back in the bus before getting back on the road - overall a pretty good experience...

    West Palm Beach Service Plaza - No pay at the pump for high flow pumps

    West Palm Beach Service Plaza

    (57 reviews)

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    This is a service plaza on the FLorida turnpike. It's located between the northbound and…read moresouthbound lanes which makes exiting the plaza into traffic interesting. In my mind, the primary purpose of a highway rest or service area is CLEAN, well-maintained restrooms. THis service plaze aced that criteria. Second, it's important that it have plenty of well-lite parking - another ace. And finally, it's important that you be able to grab a bite to eat. This service plaza excelled in that category with a Burger King,, Pizza Hut, Dukin Donuts, and a mini supermarket. There was enought variety to satisfy any traveler. Kudos to the State of Florida or the Florida Turnpike people (whoever's in charge) - this is what a service plaze should be.

    Anything less than five stars for the West Palm Beach Service Plaza would be holy sacrilege…read more Because when you have to go... you have to go. And this place understands that sacred human truth better than most institutions of government. I rolled in, weary and road-blind, and emerged victorious with almond M&M's and a Diet Coke--because balance is important and freedom isn't free. It's a rest stop, sure, but it's a good rest stop. Clean bathrooms. Bright lights. Functional logistics. No weird energy. No fear. And let's take a moment to respect the visionaries--the powdered-wig geniuses who planned the Florida Turnpike with stops along the way so modern Americans could safely shuttle back and forth to the mouse without descending into chaos. Call it infrastructure. Call it foresight. Call it patriotism with air conditioning. This is not a place you critique. This is a place you appreciate. You don't Yelp a lifeboat. You thank it.

    Big Cypress Oasis Visitor Center

    Big Cypress Oasis Visitor Center

    (12 reviews)

    I love to visit to Big Cypress Preserve to see the plants and animals of the Everglades. Big…read moreCypress was supposed to be part of Everglades National Park when it was created in 1947 but the land was still privately owned so it was released from the park. In the 1960's the land that is now Big Cypress Preserve was slated to become a large jet port. Community activists made up of environmentalists, sportsmen, conservationists, and members of the Native tribes, Seminole and Miccosoukee joined together to halt the impending development. On October 11, 1974 Big Cypress Preserve along with Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas became the first National Preserves when the United States National Park System was created. Thanks to a dedicated group of people 700,000 acres were preserved leaving them to protect the estuaries of Florida's southwest coast. Big Cypress Oasis Visitor Center is one of two visitor centers in Big Cypress Preserve at each end of Tamiami Trail. Oasis is on the east side closer to Miami. The building for the Big Cypress Oasis Visitor Center was built in the 1960's when this area was once a private airport that had an airplane hanger and restaurant. A passenger plane was mounted to the roof as a decoration. Later on it became a service station before being purchased by the National Park Service in the 1980s to be used as a visitor center. Today the Big Cypress Oasis Visitor Center houses a gift shop, exhibits, educational information, educational film, National Park Service rangers who can give advice, information on available activities, and directions. Outside the center is picnic tables, native flower garden, and interpretive panels giving the history of the area. My favorite part is the boardwalk along a canal that is filled with alligators. You can also see gar, herons, snowy egrets, and red-shouldered hawks. There is a hiking trail just north of the visitor center that is best during the dry season, November through April.

    Nice Visitor Center. They have a huge parking lot and a clean restroom opened after ther visitor…read morehours! So, if you go to an airboat tour in the area and they don't have restrooms, pop in before and/or after to use the facilities. It is a nice area to explore and walk around, they have a pond with a few big aligators, very nice! My only complaint, they close the center and its store too early at 4:30 pm! I would have liked to shop there and check out the place. If they want to make more money, keep the place open for another hour! Otherwise, the Oasis is a nice Visitor Center!

    Broward County Sheriff and Rest Stop - reststops - Updated July 2026

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