Yeah for the outdoors! This is a pretty decent parking lot,…read moreit used to serve as a base for a ski "resort". Now it's a place to potty on a trip thru the mountains or park for a couple of hikes, both on this side of the street and the other! The bathrooms are inside of a building, a rather large building, but are still pit toilets, and unfortunately smell as such! ugh! Pee quickly! The other bonus is being able to stand on the continental divide sign! Woot! If you cross the street you can access the Stanly Mountain trail, or if you stay on the same side, you can access Mt Flora and a couple others

To start off, this listing is spelled wrong! It is BERTHOUD PASS. And I have sent a correction to…read moreYelp, but I guess it takes a while. For us, this area is all about the scenery. The facilities are used by whomever, whenever. But ever since we moved to Colorado, we have taken a picture of the Continental Divide from here, any season, any weather. For decades, on our way to skiing, my husband made the kids climb up on the snow bank at the edge of the parking lot to get a photo of them with the Divide behind them. I must say, it has made for great memories, some of them very, very cold! Do stop here for a few minutes, especially if you are not a regular up here.

Our nation's interstate highway system is populated by millions of weary humans traveling in steel…read moreboxes, desperate for fuel, caffeine, and sugar. Most gas stations treat you like a minor inconvenience. Buc-ee's, however, has erected a massive, glittering cathedral dedicated to a cartoon beaver, and it treats highway consumerism as a joyful, high-stakes religion. We were driving from Denver to Cheyenne with a handful of individuals who have never experienced the phenomenon that is Buc-ee's, so stopping was an absolute certainty. People from the Mid-Atlantic who lack worldliness like to claim that Buc-ee's is just an oversized Wawa or Sheetz. They are entirely wrong. For starters, Buc-ee's explicitly bans 18-wheelers from the property, leaving the grid of well over one hundred fueling positions open entirely to a synchronized ballet of family SUVs. Inside, the scale is borderline psychedelic. There is a literal "Wall of Jerky" and rows of rotating homemade fudge flavors. At the center is the Texas Round Up station, where employees in paper hats yell "Fresh brisket on the board!" before chopping smoked beef with rhythmic, hypnotic violence. I bought the mandatory Beaver Nuggets: puffy, caramel-coated corn snacks resembling mutant Corn Pops that possess the terrifying supernatural ability to vanish from the bag without any conscious human intervention. Then there are the restrooms. They are celebrated on billboards for hundreds of miles, and they live up to the mythology. They are massive, brightly lit, and so impossibly clean that you suspect the laws of biological decay have been suspended by corporate decree. The entire operation functions because the company pays wages well above the highway standard, proving a radical sociological theory: if you compensate people fairly, they will actually take pride in keeping a floor spotless. It is a wildly efficient, beautifully absurd roadside institution. You pull in merely needing regular unleaded, and you leave with a warm chopped brisket sandwich, a bag of sugary corn, and a profound sense of wonder.

Wow, this was our first time stopping at a Buc-ee's and it was pretty amazing for a gas station…read more They have TONS of gas pumps, so zero waiting. Their bathrooms are spotless. Shopping was very fun! We bought T-shirts for the family, hats, magnets and a variety of other things. Best of all was the food. We tried the brisket sandwich and Carolina pulled pork sandwich, along with some Beaver chips (homemade potato chips). We bought fudge to go and it was the best fudge I've ever eaten. The jerky selection was next-level and the jerky we tried was amazing. I really wish we had one closer to home but at least we have one in our home state of Arizona now.

Seriously any place that i can pop in to go pee and not feel guilty and have to buy a coffee, i'm a…read morefan! This rest area was pretty close to home - probably 45 minutes from denver, but i just couldn't wait! It was clean, no long walk from the parking lot to the restrooms, and decently lit.

If you are heading to A basin, Breck, or hiking in the surrounding beautiful mountains Gateway…read moreVisitor Center is a god send. Great pit stop for your bathroom brakes. Cute little surrounding coffee shops and restaurants.

It's a welcome center, and when you are on the road, nothing is more welcome than a clean bathroom.read more

Amazing experience as always!! Clean places, friendly faces is really how this place is!!read more

Smaller For a Love's…read more I'm used to huge Love's stores in Texas, but this one has charm. No 7-Up drinks or Rolos. Bummer! Great for grabbing this and that.

When you're headed out of town but make a pit stop in Silver Plume, it's nice to know that there is…read morea Public Restroom you can visit with ease. Don't worry, if you're not into the legal green you can still access this spot. It's to the right of the entrance to Green Solution and pro-tip, you don't need a key. The restrooms were clean but definitely don't get visited often. The dryer didn't work and there were no paper towels. But hey! It's a public restroom! And for that, I am forever grateful.

I made a stop here on my way to Grand Lake. The Kawuneeche Visitor Center is located on the west…read moreside of Rocky Mountain National Park. It is one mile north of Grand Lake and just south of the park entrance station on U.S. Highway 34 (Trail Ridge Road). I did the long 40+ mile drive from Estes Park to here and was happy to finally get out of the car and walk around. It is a nice visitor center with restrooms, paper map, books, merchandise and exhibits with information about the park. There are park rangers on hand to answer questions that you may have. You can get permits and information about backcountry camping and hiking in the park at this visitor center. After spending a week in Rocky Mountain National Park, I enjoyed checking out the topographical map of the park and seeing all of the places that I visited. I covered a lot of ground while I was here. The Tonahutu Spur Trail starts outside the visitor center near the parking lot. Sadly, a fire burned up many of the trees on this trail years back. Don't forget to get your national park passport book stamped while at the visitor center.

Amazing place, amazing staff! Every time I go there, I receive the best service you can ask for in…read morea National Park! Be sure to make your reservations online!

We were happily surprised at the cleanliness of the exterior of the truck stop, the inside store,…read moreand especially with the Dennys, since the last time we were here (2yrs ago). I'd left an honest, accurate (and even scathing) review for that time. BUT, it's been long a while. Even though we'd tried coming back a few times over the years, it hadn't changed. BUT...We'd decided to see if they had made any changes, since the last post, 2yrs ago. Things have been cleaned up, it's much safer than our last visit and the staff in the Dennys were a complete turn around. Though we can't tell you about shower areas, we can tell you about what we'd experienced THIS time. The restaurant was clean. The servers were prompt, friendly, courteous and attentive. The food was good and they were very happy to offer to correct the overcooked fried eggs! Unfortunately, they are still short staffed. So if your clock is running, expect that it might take a few extra minutes. But it will be with a caring, friendly staff and a clean environment! Nice job, Dennys and Flying J!!

This is by far the worst truck stop I've ever been to. The…read moreshowers are a complete disaster -- waiting 2-3 hours every time. The screen is frozen on the same numbers and never updates, so you just stand there not knowing if your turn is coming or not. Zero organization, and the staff doesn't seem to care at all. For drivers, it's nothing but wasted time and frustration. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. There are plenty of better options.

CDOT rest area Wiggins, Colorado…read more Stopped at the rest stop to stretch our legs and use the restroom. It was neat and clean and even had a dog area for pets to stretch their legs. There is a family restroom with changing table which definitely helps. Well used and scratched but still appreciated. I've changed diapers in many different places in my lifetime and a changing table, no matter how beat up, is the best. I think there is a vending machine but we didn't have time to linger so I couldn't check it out. But the rest stop was a nice one and it makes the long drive tolerable. Wheelchair accessible.

For one of the few rest areas that are actually left in Colorado, this one is nice, clean, and has…read moreplenty of space (inside & out). I wish Colorado would quit shutting down all of the rest areas... they are a welcome stop and it's nice not being bothered by needing to purchase something.