Every stop on I-70 from Cove Fort, Utah to Baltimore, Maryland

Every stop on I-70

I-70 runs about 2,151 miles from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah to I-695 outside Baltimore, crossing Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The stop pattern changes hard by state: through the San Rafael Swell in Utah and the Kansas plains you'll go long stretches between exits, while Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio stack Pilot Flying J, Love's and TA/Petro travel centers close together near metro areas like Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Columbus. Kansas DOT runs staffed safety rest areas along I-70 with RV dump stations at points like WaKeeney near mile marker 132, and Colorado's Glenwood Canyon has three CDOT rest areas tucked right against the Colorado River. Jornee sorts every fuel stop, rest area and food option by real driving time from where you actually are, not by straight-line distance, so a stop that looks close on the map but sits across a canyon doesn't jump the queue.

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EV charging on I-70

The Colorado stretch of I-70 is well covered for EVs: Denver, Idaho Springs, Frisco, Vail, Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction all have fast-charging options from Tesla Supercharger, Electrify America and ChargePoint. Colorado's first NEVI-funded station opened in Frisco right off I-70 with 12 ports, and Electrify America runs a hub in Glenwood Springs near West Meadows Drive. The thin spot is the desert west of Green River: the run from Green River to Salina, Utah is about 110 miles through the San Rafael Swell with no services in between, long cited as the longest such gap on the Interstate system, so Green River and Salina are the two stops you plan around. Jornee filters chargers by connector and real power output and routes you to the next reliable one before the gap, not after it.

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Truck stops on I-70

For Class 8 drivers, I-70 is one of the better-served interstates: Pilot Flying J, Love's and TA/Petro all run locations along the Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio stretches, with the Flying J at Exit 188 in Warrenton, Missouri a known fueling and parking point west of St. Louis. Truck wash is covered too. Blue Beacon operates washes directly on the corridor, including Exit 276-A in Denver, the I-70/270 location at Exit 278 in Commerce City, Colorado, and Exit 28 at Oak Grove, Missouri east of Kansas City. Before the Colorado climb, plan parking and fuel deliberately: the Lower Straight Creek runaway truck ramp below the Eisenhower Tunnel is the most heavily used in the country, and the westbound Vail Pass descent drops 2,267 feet over 9.4 miles at a 7% grade. Jornee shows which stops have truck parking, scales and a wash bay so you're not circling a full lot at the base of the pass.

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For motorcyclists on I-70

I-70 through Colorado is a bucket-list ride and a serious one. The Eisenhower Tunnel sits at 11,158 feet, the highest point on the entire Interstate system, and Vail Pass tops 10,662 feet, so afternoon thunderstorms, sudden temperature drops and high-altitude wind are normal even in summer. Glenwood Canyon is the payoff section, threading the Colorado River with dramatic views and a few rest stops along the way, but services inside the canyon are limited. Plan fuel before the passes: gas it up in Frisco, Vail, Glenwood Springs or Grand Junction rather than gambling on range at altitude, and out east across the Kansas plains top off at Salina, Hays or WaKeeney since open stretches between exits run long. Jornee maps fuel and rest stops by real ride time and detour, so you can plan a top-off before the next climb instead of mid-canyon.

• motorcycle fuel along i-70

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