Not sure if I have the correct area (there is one on both sides of the freeway). Plenty of parking…read moreas well as clean and well stocked restrooms. A large dog area for your dog. There is an actual pay phone which I don't see a lot of any more.

Clean restrooms.. nice rest area very clean and seems safe to rest they have security cameras…read more. very busy place and the workers were working on keeping this place nice for us visitors

This rest stop is in Corning located between the bigger towns of Chico and Redding and is situated…read morealong the I-5 freeway. The southbound rest stop is across the freeway and is a popular stopping spot for travelers. There is ample parking, lots of tables throughout, clean restrooms in good conditions (for the most part), and even a pet area. The facilities are pretty clean and look well-maintained. It has plenty of space for big trucks and small cars alike.

Very clean and well kept. The women's bathroom didn't have hand soap and a sink was covered in…read moreplastic but all in all it was clean. Plenty of parking in the trucking area and less people. Nice place to stop with the dogs. We were heading north and the two previous rest stops were closed.

This rest stop is in Corning located between the bigger towns of Chico and Redding and is situated…read morealong the I-5 freeway. The northbound rest stop is across the freeway and is a popular stopping spot for travelers. It's a bigger-than-average rest stop with lots of tables, restrooms in pretty good condition, ample parking, and even a pet area. The facilities are pretty clean and looks well-maintained with a cleaning crew walking around. It has plenty of space for big trucks and small cars alike. The 10 minutes I spent here were pretty good.

Faculties are clean. The parking lots are organized and clean…read more Expect numerous trash bins and recycling bins at this location.

We are over 10 days into a road trip through California and this is the first rest stop that we…read morehave passed in our entire trip that wasn't CLOSED!!! Dozens of rest stops that we have passed. Have had closed signs on them and cones out everywhere... It's terrible. This rest stop has clean restrooms, picnic tables, plenty of parking and a pet area so you can relieve yourself as well as your animals. There are also stocked vending machines if you need a snack. Please please please leave these spaces open for travelers who desperately need them! Rest stops save lives!

I have rude words for Caltrans and their annoying habit of closing rest areas. If they could put up…read morea sign that said "Next rest area closed" so that I wouldn't arrive here tired and ready for a rest, that would be super helpful. Yes, the Lakehead Rest Area (southbound) was closed when I was here. Thankfully, I was ready for disappointment. I was able to see through the trees and the O'Brien Rest Area (northbound) was open with vehicles in there. I drove to the next exit, turned north and was there in 15 minutes. [Review 20962 overall - 492 in California - 1947 of 2023.]

The most tranquil rest stop I have ever been to. By far this is the cleanest and most beautiful…read morespot. With tall cascading trees and the serenity flow water streams down below the parking lot, this makes for a perfect stop for a break before continuing on to the Chandelier Drive Thru tree . Walking trails to explore further with picnic tables available and the cleanest restrooms I have ever visited in a rest stop thus far . So yeah this is a must stop for health breaks and stretching your legs.

Great view from back picnic bench, away from highway. Also enough shaded parking along the side if…read moreyou need a safety nap.

This was closed so sad but I am sure it's going to look good when it's done repaving and looking…read moregood

The closest city to this rest area along I-5 is actually Firebaugh. The full name of this place is…read morethe "John Erreca Safety Roadside Rest Area", named after a former Director of Public Works who also served without pay as mayor of the city of Los Banos for 17 years. What? A hard-working public official not in it for the money? You won't find many of those today! There are two separate rest areas here on opposite sides of the highway - it was probably cheaper to do that than build an overpass! This review is for the one on the southbound side; the one on the northbound side is probably identical. The brick and wood buildings are showing their age, but the restrooms are still relatively clean, and there are double restrooms (two for men, two for women)! You'll also find covered picnic tables, a pet area, water fountains, payphones (there are probably only a handful left in California, three of which are here), and vending machines including two that have gourmet coffee. Classy! There are separate parking lots for cars and for bigrigs, and they both accommodate a lot of vehicles, so this place should be able to handle even holiday traffic decently. Which is necessary, since I-5 gets bad during the holidays, and all those people stuck on the road need somewhere to use the bathroom! Double restrooms: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/safety-roadside-rest-area-merced-county?select=6jk1HhL73Zy8XVnpdnnd5w#HYrVaK6i9HttZ0PiWgeICg Covered picnic table: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/safety-roadside-rest-area-merced-county?select=6jk1HhL73Zy8XVnpdnnd5w#y0TcV9kaoyEmPLTXL0cYYA Pet area: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/safety-roadside-rest-area-merced-county?select=6jk1HhL73Zy8XVnpdnnd5w#brM9JunNuYIkdL9RHoOBug Ice cream vending machine: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/safety-roadside-rest-area-merced-county?select=6jk1HhL73Zy8XVnpdnnd5w#Y-emz0HiWNzwEf0y6c4OHg One of the coffee vending machines: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/safety-roadside-rest-area-merced-county?select=6jk1HhL73Zy8XVnpdnnd5w#Z4X4STZqQrNyPmI36PcxjA

Quality/Quantity - Very small rest area, basically a bathroom stop…read more So few parking spaces that if you drive too fast, you would have already left, like the car in front of me... Cut and pasted from their website: "Handicap Accessible Restrooms, Drinking Water, Picnic Tables Area, and Pet Area. No RV Dump Station, or EV Charging Stations availability." Atmosphere - See above. Service - Self service. Price - Free. Owner Comments - Thanks for the quick break.

I hate to blow the cover, but this is my favorite rest stop. Perfect old-school. Keep walking to…read morefarthest picnic table and you're by a babbling brook. Throw the cranky kids and the patient dog in there to freeze their feet and they're good to go til Cloverdale City Park.

This is a very average rest area. Clean, with a bathroom mirror, hand-soap dispensers and hooks on…read morethe stall doors to hang your handbag. The floors were clean enough and there was toilet paper available. There were no vending machines at this rest stop, however I was pleased to see bins to deposit recyclables. There were picnic tables available and a few trees. Totally acceptable place to stop if you need to take a break or use a restroom on your I-5 Southbound travels.

October 12 2023. I was prepared for the Lakehead Rest Area to be closed so when I was driving…read moresouth, I peeked over the side and saw that the O'Brien Rest Area had vehicles in it. Hooray! I continued south to the next exit and looped back, pulling into this northbound rest area only about 15 minutes later. Yes, it feels like about half of the rest areas along I-5 in NorCal are closed. I parked as far down the parking lot as I could as I wanted to be away from the truckers using engine brakes to decelerate into the lot. And so it was a mostly quiet night in my Sprinter van. You can't beat the spot for scenery and the (very low) arm of Lake Shasta to the rear. The rest area also has restrooms (hooray!) and vending machines. There is a sign indicating that parking is limited to 8 hours. I arrived at 6pm and departed at 5am (11 hours) and was not hassled by the CHP. [Review 20963 overall - 493 in California - 1948 of 2023.]

The workers there are rude . No grass every single bathroom was dirty tiny parking lotread more

Surprisingly similar to other Hampton Inns I've stayed at. Check-in was fast, and the lady at the…read morecounter offered me several recommendations on where to eat that night. The room was a standard Hampton room, and at $130 for the evening, about the standard price. Location was convenient just a short drive off of I-5. I'd stay here again, though I missed the 6am breakfast as I hit the road to Vegas at 5am!

Reliable I-5 motel stop when driving up or down CA. There are a few other similar motels in the…read morearea (Corning, Willows, Orland, etc) but this one is the cleanest & has a friendly, capable staff. Priced right around $130/nt. We've stopped at other nearby hotels on previous I-5 roadtrips, but this one is the nicest.