Just a dusting of snow up here at Donner Summit, Thanksgiving week, 2025. Easy on-off rest stop…read more Breathe in the fresh air.

A good place for a restroom break and to stretch your legs from a long road trip…read more Step away from the restroom first, then you can take a breath of fresh Sierra Nevade air! LOL

This rest stop looks like a camp headquarters tucked along Interstate 80. It was clean and well…read moremaintained. It is also a great spot to park and wait for the heavy fog to lift. Drive safe and smartly and don't speed in the fog.

Lots of parking. Today one men's and one women's restroom in service they said just temporary. No…read morelines when we went in to restroom so I was very happy. We took a little walk around and stretch your legs. Picnic benches on the right side of the restroom building. Be careful for animals and snakes there are lots of signs posted. No vending machines. Some construction going on at the left side of the building just watch kids around these areas.

Yeah, this place is a little rough…read more No water, no way to wash your hands. Standard, gross pit toilets. But fortunately for us, it was brutally cold and the toilets didn't smell. Get in, get done and sanitize your hands, grateful that this is so uncommon a part of your normal life.

Yikes! Not sure what the process is they say they are using to dispose of the waste but seems like…read moreit just sits there. Looks and smells bad. No running water but there is hand sanitizer. I guess this is what rest areas look like when there is no income tax. Still, one of the best things we've seen off I80 in Nevada.

When you are in the middle of nowhere, and nature calls, it is nice to have a well maintained…read moreplace to stop, stretch your legs, read some history and just be amazed at the vastness and stark beauty of rural Nevada, and . . . well get done what you need to do. It is pretty bare bones, but actually has basic amenities - picnic tables with shade coverings, pet areas and toilets. Yes they are "pit" toilets and there is no running water. You are in the middle of the stinking playa - there IS no water here. The individual facilities were clean, not smelly and are obviously maintained on a regular basis. All of the amenities and access to the picnic area are handicapped accessible. The area around the picnic tables was trash free and the grounds appear to be regularly maintained. The state historical marker of the "Forty Mile Desert" tells of the sacrifices the emigrants made to cover this expanse of alkali wasteland on their arduous trek to California. People lost their lives. The inconvenience of no running water is so minor in comparison.

What. A. Shithole…read more Literally...holes full of shit. I'm sorry...do I offend? Trust me, nothing is as offensive as this rest stop. But if you'd like some prettier language, let's just call it a putrid repository of feces. I've been in some gnarly pit toilets in my time, but this one ranks pretty high on the omigod-what-am-I-doing-in-this-noxious-hellhole scale. The toilets are poorly constructed and poorly maintained, and without getting into too much gory detail, let's just say that the waste material does not all manage to drop into the receptacles that are meant to keep things reasonably sanitary. And, of course, no TP. And broken door locks. And overflowing trash bins. There is no water, so pray you have wet wipes. And if the toilets themselves aren't enough, the wide swathe of gravel that borders the rest stop and serves as the "Dog Walking Area" (read: carpet of dog turds) really adds to the effluvium. The really sad thing is that there is actually a lot of interesting and important history at this stop, including two historic markers touting the importance of this area to native people and to early pioneers--this was a major stopping point along the California Trail. The interpretive signs here are quite good. There is also a memorial to a fallen state trooper. But the memory of the Numa people, the pioneers, and Officer Borland should be better honored than to be clouded in poo exhaust. One really good thing that I noticed is that there was no litter anywhere, as far as I could tell. The picnic area and the parking area were squeaky clean. I even saw a couple utilizing one of the shaded tables because, apparently, they had no sense of smell. On Google Maps this is labeled Fallon Rest Area, and on the Nevada DOT website it is listed as Trinity Rest Area, but I propose a more accurate moniker--NOPE Rest Area. Don't. Don't. Just don't. You would be better stopping your car in the desert and squatting on a sagebrush. If you really need a toilet, Lovelock is another half hour up the road. Hold it.

July 21, 2025 - US Route 395, Standish…read more Top notch rest area. Very clean, spacious bathrooms. Picnic areas, with nice views of the lake. Kiosk with information about the surrounding area. Also a memorial honoring Caltrans workers killed in the line of duty.

Gayle and I stopped here on our way to Klamath Falls and on the way back. This rest stop was a…read morewelcome respite during 2 long drives through pretty and largely uninhabited countryside. Modern building, clean restrooms, plenty of area to stretch, convenient trash containers to empty out the car, and a picnic opportunity with a nice view. It was also easy to access and get back on the road, and from a single entrance. This is basically the only rest stop within many miles, so if you're ever on the border on whether to stop - pull over and take that break.

Quality/Quantity - Quick simple stop as my daughter needed…read moreto use the restroom. I told her not to drink so much coffee in the morning, LOL. Atmosphere - Simple, no thrills. Small parking lot, but enough spaces for everyone today. I like the small lake in the back of the rest area, see picture. I think there was one EV charging station. Supposingly there are picnic tables, but today it looked as if everything was fenced off. Service - NOT always open. Well mostly closed during the winter for obvious reasons. So we do not come here often, and from the lack of reviews, I am guessing not too many people come here as well. Price - Free. Owner Comment - Thank you for this emergency rest area for my daughter. Better than pulling to the side of the road, LOL.

Donner Summit Pass is a steep 7,056-foot-high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above…read moreDonner Lake and Donner State Park. Just 9 miles west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada, the pass has a steep slope, approach from the east from the west. During snow season, trucks or certain non 4 wheelers are chain required. Be safe on the road!

This poop pit provides little in the way of protection from outsiders' gazes or the elements, but…read morewhat do you expect from a poop pit in the middle of the desert? Festive green screen provides protection in a single direction and a splash of vibrant green in an otherwise barren landscape of beige pallor. Generally satisfactory and even a little pleasant.

Some amount of privacy, breeze minimized odor. There was complementary toilet paper, which was…read morenice! Bottom line: a perfectly reasonable place to eliminate waste!

It's a Rest Area. Not big, but it was in great shape. We pulled in to eat lunch in our travel…read moretrailer.

The Massack Rest Area off of the CA Hwy-70, SR-70 is pretty clean and the many times I've been…read morehere, it's never busy. It has a decent sized parking lot and has a handful of picnic tables with nice green scenery. There are male and female restrooms, both handicapped accessible, as well as a separate restroom off to the side that's a shared male/female handicapped accessible. You're allowed to park for up to 8 hours and thereafter you're at risk for being towed.

I absolutely love the Tahoe House, I have stayed many times over the years. Paul the owner is the…read morenicest man and I'm so happy he bought the building and the Tahoe House came to life. The are many rooms to choose from. I love the Bonanza room which overlooks the town! Last night, I was in the Mark Twain Study and the next three nights I'll be in the Bonanza. The rooms in back over look the beautiful garden sitting area. In the morning, they serve lovely pastries, hard boiled eggs, cereal, fruit, coffee, and tea, other delights. If you're looking for a super cool place to stay, this is the spot for you. Also you'll be greeted with a welcome drink of your choice, I love the Bees Knee. On the weekends they have live music and the Tahoe Antique store as you enter the bar.

To truly witness the ghost-town soul of Virginia City, find your way there in the heart of the week…read morewhen the rowdy crowds have faded into the hills. Book a room at the Tahoe House Hotel, take a seat on the wooden balcony as night falls, and simply wait. Under a sky so clear the stars feel close enough to touch, the silver-mining history of this place begins to breathe. You'll see the soft flicker of lights where no one stands and shadows that drift like memories across the street. The heavy timber of the boardwalk creaks under the weight of invisible footsteps, and a sudden, bone-deep chill might settle over you--a lingering whisper of the spirits who lived out their dramas here, both beautiful and tragic. It is a quiet, haunting communion with a past that refuses to sleep.