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Parking/Rest Areas and Welcome Centers

There are 12 Parking/Rest Areas and 3 Welcome Centers located at convenient intervals on the Thruway system. These parking/rest areas and welcome centers are open 24 hours daily and offer parking and emergency call stations, *unless otherwise noted. Please do not leave your vehicle unattended at any parking/rest area or welcome center along the Thruway. Vehicles left unattended will be towed at the owner's expense.

I-190 SouthBOUND (Niagara Falls to Buffalo)
Milepost Location Between Which Exits
17.2 12 miles north of Buffalo
Off Exit 19 (Whitehaven Road via Alvin Road)
Western New York Welcome Center
Public restrooms, Taste NY Market, Kiosks, playground, Three Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Pet Comfort Areas.

I-90 EASTBOUND (Pennsylvania State Line to Albany)
Milepost Location Between Which Exits
442.60 2 miles east of Eden/Angola 57A (Eden - Angola) &
57 (Hamburg - East Aurora)
353.10 9 miles east of Rochester 46 (Rochester) &
45 (Rochester - Victor)
308.30

12 miles east of Waterloo
(Open May 1-Oct. 31)

41 (Waterloo – Clyde – NY Route 414) &
40 (Weedsport - Auburn – NY Route 34)
Port Byron Old Erie Canal Heritage Park Leaving NYS Thruway Authority's Website 
Public restrooms and Visitor's Center
250.10 3 miles east of Verona 33 (Verona-Rome) &
32 (Westmoreland - Rome)
184.10 10 miles east of Canajoharie 29 (Canajoharie) &
28 (Fultonville - Fonda)

I-90 WESTBOUND (Albany to Pennsylvania State Line)
Milepost Location Between Which Exits
184.10 2 miles west of Fultonville 28 (Fultonville - Fonda) &
29 (Canajoharie)
187.25
5 miles west of Fultonville 28 (Fultonville - Fonda) & 29 (Canajoharie)
Mohawk Valley Welcome Center
Public restrooms, Taste NY Market, Kiosks, Path Through History, Walking Path Along the Historic Erie Canal, playground, Three Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Pet Comfort Areas.
256.00 3 miles west of Verona 33 (Verona-Rome) &
34 (Canastota-Chittenango-Cazenovia-Oneida)
318.20 15 miles west of Weedsport 40 (Weedsport) &
41 (Waterloo - Clyde - Seneca Falls)
442.60 7 miles west of Hamburg 57 (Hamburg - East Aurora) &
57A (Eden - Angola)

I-87 SOUTHBOUND (Albany to New York City)
Milepost Location Between Which Exits
139.10 3 miles south of Albany 23 (Albany - Downtown) &
22 (Selkirk)
103.10 11 miles south of Catskill 21 (Catskill - Cairo) &
20 (Saugerties)

I-87 NORTHBOUND (New York City to Albany)
Milepost Location Between Which Exits
99.20 8 miles north of Kingston 19 (Kingston) &
20 (Saugerties )
127.0 15 miles south of Albany, located across from the New Baltimore Service Area

21B (Coxsackie - Route 9W) & 21A (Berkshire Section/to Mass Pike)
Capital Region Welcome Center
Public restrooms, Taste NY Market, Kiosks, Artifact Wall, Playground and Two Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.