The best and worst rest stops for dogs on our cross-country road trip

By: Maureen Milliken

Outlets: Manchester InkLink

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 2,001

Last Updated: 4 hours, 1 minute ago

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Rest areas. When you’re on a long drive, there’s usually once concern – do they have a bathroom? Maybe working vending machines or a water fountain are secondary concerns, but othe than that, most of us don’t think about them a lot.

It’s different, though, when you’re road-tripping with a dog.

I used to vaguely notice that most rest stops had a pet-walking area, but never thought much about that aspect at …

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