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I-80 stops, fuel, food and EV charging: San Francisco to Teaneck

About 2,900 miles from San Francisco to Teaneck, New Jersey, with every fuel stop, diner, EV charger and truck stop sorted by real driving time, not as-the-crow-flies.

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Every stop on I-80

Interstate 80 runs about 2,900 miles from San Francisco out to Teaneck, New Jersey, crossing 11 states in this order: California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The character of a stop changes completely depending on where you are: in California and Nevada you climb over Donner Pass (the summit sits above 7,200 feet) and then run the long Humboldt River corridor through Reno, Lovelock, Winnemucca, Elko, and West Wendover, where services thin out to one cluster per town. East of Salt Lake City you hit the Wyoming high desert and the wide-open Nebraska plains, where Love's, Pilot Flying J, Sapp Bros., and local names like Pump & Pantry hold down the exits, before the route fills back in with travel plazas and chain food once you reach Iowa, Illinois, and the industrial Midwest. We sort every stop by how long it actually takes to reach from your seat, not by straight-line distance, so the diner two exits up that's quicker than the one right beside you still shows first.

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EV charging on I-80

EV charging on I-80 is solid at both ends and thinnest through the Nevada desert, so plan the middle. On the California side, the Donner Pass climb out of Sacramento toward Truckee is the first real test: Truckee has a Tesla Supercharger plus ChargePoint and Electrify America DC fast sites near Donner Pass Road, and you want to top off there before the descent into Reno. Across Nevada, Electrify America has been building out the I-80 corridor, including a 350 kW Hyper-Fast site at Reno (W 7th St) and a Hyper-Fast site at West Wendover on the Utah line, while the Iowa 80 Truckstop at Walcott (Exit 284) runs both Tesla Superchargers and ChargePoint DC fast chargers. The gap to respect is the Humboldt corridor between Reno and Wendover, where towns like Winnemucca and Elko are your charging anchors and the spacing between them is long, so arrive with margin rather than counting on a midpoint stall.

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Tesla SuperchargerTruckee, CA (Donner Pass Rd, Gateway Center)NACSUp to 150 kW
ChargePoint / Electrify AmericaTruckee, CA (Donner Pass area)CCS / NACSUp to 150 kW
Electrify AmericaReno, NV (W 7th St)CCS / NACSUp to 350 kW
Electrify AmericaWest Wendover, NV (UT line)CCS / NACSHyper-Fast
Tesla + ChargePointIowa 80 Truckstop, Walcott, IA (Exit 284)NACS / CCSDC fast
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Truck stops on I-80

For Class 8 drivers, I-80 is one of the best-served interstates in the country, anchored by the three big chains: TravelCenters of America (TA/Petro), Pilot Flying J, and Love's, all of which operate multiple locations across the route. The landmark is Iowa 80 in Walcott, Iowa, at Exit 284, billed as the world's largest truck stop and TA-affiliated. It sits on roughly 220 acres with parking for about 900 trucks, 15 diesel fuel lanes, CAT scales, 24 private shower rooms, a service center, a trucking museum, and a food court running Wendy's, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, and the Iowa 80 Kitchen. Heading west, Sapp Bros. covers the Midwest with stops like Sidney, Nebraska (Exit 59) and Lincoln, while Wyoming clusters parking around Evanston near the Utah line, where you'll find both a Flying J and a Pilot off I-80. Through the Nevada desert the truck-stop spacing widens, so Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Elko, and Wells become the places to fuel, weigh, and grab a shower before the next long pull.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I charge an EV on I-80 over Donner Pass and across Nevada?
Yes, but plan the climb and the desert carefully. Before the Donner Pass ascent toward Truckee, top off your battery: Truckee has a Tesla Supercharger plus ChargePoint and Electrify America stalls near Donner Pass Road, which is the spot to charge before the grade and the drop into Reno. Across Nevada, Electrify America runs Hyper-Fast sites on the I-80 corridor, including a 350 kW location at Reno and a Hyper-Fast site at West Wendover on the Utah line. The stretch to watch is the Humboldt corridor between Reno and Wendover, where Winnemucca and Elko are your anchors and the spacing is long, so leave each charger with comfortable margin.
Where is Iowa 80, the world's largest truck stop?
Iowa 80 sits right on Interstate 80 at Exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa, between the Quad Cities and Des Moines. It's TA-affiliated and billed as the world's largest truck stop, spread over about 220 acres with parking for roughly 900 trucks, 15 diesel lanes, CAT scales, 24 private shower rooms, a service center, a free trucking museum, and a food court. It's also one of the better EV stops on the route, with Tesla Superchargers and ChargePoint DC fast chargers on site, so cars and rigs both have a reason to pull off there.
What food can I expect along I-80 across the country?
It depends heavily on the state. In the Nevada desert, food clusters around towns like Winnemucca, Elko, and Wells, often at the truck stops themselves rather than at standalone restaurants. Through Nebraska you'll lean on travel-center food at Love's, Pilot Flying J, and Sapp Bros., with local names like Pump & Pantry mixed in. The fullest spread is at Iowa 80 in Walcott, where the food court runs Wendy's, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Dairy Queen alongside the sit-down Iowa 80 Kitchen. East of there, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio fill in with the usual interstate chains at most major exits.
Where are the longest service gaps on I-80?
The thinnest stretches are in the Nevada desert, where I-80 follows the Humboldt River across roughly 410 miles of high desert. Between the bigger towns, such as the run from the Reno area east toward Lovelock and Winnemucca, you can go a long way between full-service exits, and the same holds approaching West Wendover at the Utah line. The Wyoming high desert between Evanston and the eastern plains is also lighter than the Midwest. The rule of thumb out west: treat each named town as your stop and fuel up before the next long pull rather than assuming a midpoint option.
Where should I break up the drive from San Francisco to Salt Lake City to Omaha?
Working east, the natural breaks line up with the terrain. Reno or Sparks is the logical first overnight after the Donner Pass climb out of California. From there, Winnemucca or Elko splits the long Nevada desert run, and West Wendover marks the Utah line before the Bonneville Salt Flats and Salt Lake City. East of Salt Lake, Evanston or Rock Springs, Wyoming, makes a clean high-desert stop, then Cheyenne before you drop onto the Nebraska plains toward North Platte, Lincoln, and Omaha. We rank each option by real driving time from where you are, so the break that actually saves you minutes rises to the top.