This map pinpoints each of the WSDOT rest stops. A handful are multi-directional, while the others have facilities on each side of the divided highway for drivers headed in either direction.

About 20 rest areas also have RV dump stations. “WSDOT rest areas provide service to 24 million annual users,” she said.

Travelers will have to reschedule their bathroom breaks in Thurston County because the northbound Interstate 5 Scatter Creek Rest Area will close from Feb. 10 to Feb. 28, the state Department of ...

The Scatter Creek rest area in south Thurston County will close Feb. 10 to Feb. 28 to upgrade the water system, the state Department of Transportation announced.

Washington state used to have free coffee signs outside about three dozen rest areas, but it removed them a few years ago for safety reasons. As a result, the nonprofits saw their donations go down.

About 20 rest areas also have RV dump stations. “WSDOT rest areas provide service to 24 million annual users,” she said.

The Scatter Creek rest area, located between Centralia and Olympia on northbound I-5 in Thurston County. (WSDOT/Courtesy) ...

About 20 rest areas also have RV dump stations. “WSDOT rest areas provide service to 24 million annual users,” she said.

About 20 rest areas also have RV dump stations. “WSDOT rest areas provide service to 24 million annual users,” she said.