I-81 truck parking in numbers
I-81 has 34 public truck parking sites in the federal inventory, with 611 truck spaces across 5 states. That is an average of 18 spaces per site, against a national median of 15 for all public sites.
The most spaces are in Virginia (173, 28 percent of the route), then Pennsylvania (159). The fewest are in West Virginia, with 37 at 2 sites.
The largest site is Preble in New York, at mile 14, with 59 truck spaces.
The longest stretch between two listed public sites in the same direction is in Virginia: about 103 miles northbound, between mile 129 and mile 232. Private truck stops may fill part of that gap; plan the last stop of the day before you reach it.
These are capacities from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics inventory, not live availability, and private truck stops are not included. The hours of service guide explains why the 14-hour window, not the 11 hours of driving, decides where you need a space, and truck parking by state compares I-81 with the other interstates.
I-81 in New York 4 sites
- Whitney PointI-81S, mile 9 29 spaces
- PrebleI-81N, mile 14 59 spaces
- WatertownI-81S, mile 43 8 spaces
- OrleansI-81N, mile 49 11 spaces
I-81 in Pennsylvania 11 sites
- NHS PSP Weight Enforcement Station S26I-81 S, mile NA 6 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 47I-81N, mile 1 14 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 23I-81N, mile 38 23 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 27I-81S, mile 38 23 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 24I-81N, mile 79 15 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 28I-81S, mile 79 20 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 25I-81N, mile 156 15 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 29I-81S, mile 157 15 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 26I-81N, mile 203 6 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 43I-81S, mile 208 6 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 44I-81S, mile 232 16 spaces
I-81 in Tennessee 5 sites
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 15I-81S, mile 2 30 spaces
- Weigh Scale Complex, No FacilitiesI81 SB, mile 21 32 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 12I-81N, mile 38 27 spaces
- NHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 13I-81S, mile 41 24 spaces
- NHS Welcome Center, I-81I-81, mile 75 22 spaces
I-81 in Virginia 12 sites
- Abingdon Truck-Only Safety Rest Area NorthI-81N, mile 13 48 spaces
- Smyth Safety Rest Area SouthI-81S, mile 53 6 spaces
- Radford Safety Rest Area NorthI-81N, mile 108 14 spaces
- Radford Safety Rest Area SouthI-81S, mile 108 14 spaces
- Ironto Safety Rest Area NorthI-81N, mile 129 22 spaces
- Troutville Safety Rest Area SouthI-81S, mile 158 7 spaces
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area SouthI-81S/I-64, mile 199 6 spaces
- Mount Sydney Safety Rest Area NorthI-81N, mile 232 12 spaces
- Mount Sydney Safety Rest Area SouthI-81S, mile 232 9 spaces
- New Market Safety Rest Area NorthI-81N, mile 262 15 spaces
- New Market Safety Rest Area SouthI-81S, mile 262 7 spaces
- Winchester Safety Rest Area/Welcome CenterI-81S, mile 320 13 spaces
I-81 in West Virginia 2 sites
- Inwood Welcome Center NBI-81N, mile 2 19 spaces
- Falling Waters Welcome Center SBI-81S, mile 25 18 spaces