Rest areas along I-35 northbound
Albert Lea 
Amenities
- Modern rest area with flush toilets
- Back-up restroom available for family or assisted use upon request to custodian, 8 a.m. to midnight
- Tourism information counter staffed by Explore Minnesota Tourism, typically staffed 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
- Pay phone
- Vending machines
- Drinking fountain
- Play area
- Pet exercise area
- Picnic shelters and tables
- Interpretive information
- TTY pay phones
- Located on the Prairie Passages Route
- Class I Travel Information Center
- View pictures of the I-35 Albert Lea rest area
Facility
- Highway: I-35
- Milepost: 1
- Traffic Direction Served: NB
- Location: 8.0 mi S of Albert Lea
- County: Freeborn
- GPS: +43.515774,-93.352777
- Township/Range/Section: 101N 21W 28
- Owner: MnDOT
- Operated by: MnDOT Maintenance District 6B
- Custodian Phone: 507-448-2004
- Travel Information Staff Phone: 507-448-3311
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Straight River CLOSED UNTIL MID-SUMMER
Amenities
- Modern rest area with flush toilets
- Pay phone
- Vending machines
- Drinking fountain
- Play area
- Pet exercise area
- Picnic shelters and tables
- Interpretive information
- View pictures of the I-35 Straight River rest area
Facility
- Highway: I-35
- Milepost: 35
- Traffic Direction Served: NB
- Location: 7.0 mi S of Owatonna
- County: Steele
- GPS: +43.987212,-93.252557
- Township/Range/Section: 106N 20W 17
- Owner: MnDOT
- Operated by: MnDOT Maintenance District 6B
- Custodian Phone: 507-455-1840
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Heath Creek
Amenities
- Modern rest area with flush toilets
- Designated assisted restroom, 8 a.m. to midnight
- Pay phone
- Vending machines
- Drinking fountain
- Play area
- Pet exercise area
- Picnic shelters and tables
- Interpretive information
- TTY pay phones
- View pictures of the I-35 Heath Creek rest area
Facility
- Highway: I-35
- Milepost: 68
- Traffic Direction Served: NB
- Location: 9.0 mi N of Faribault
- County: Rice
- GPS: +44.450659, -93.289625
- Township/Range/Section: 111N 21W 1
- Owner: MnDOT
- Operated by: MnDOT Maintenance District 6B
- Custodian Phone: 507-663-1866
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Goose Creek CLOSED UNTIL AUGUST 2018
The Goose Creek rest area is closed for reconstruction.
Amenities
- Modern rest area with flush toilets
- Pay phone
- Vending machines
- Drinking fountain
- Pet exercise area
- Picnic shelters and tables
- Interpretive information
- View pictures of the I-35 Goose Creek rest area
Facility
- Highway: I-35
- Milepost: 154
- Traffic Direction Served: NB
- Location: 1.5 mi N of Harris
- County: Chisago
- GPS: +45.599212,-92.993286
- Township/Range/Section: 36N 21W 20
- Owner: MnDOT
- Operated by: MnDOT Maintenance Metro District
- Custodian Phone: 651-674-7413
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Kettle River
Amenities
- Modern rest area with flush toilets
- Back-up restroom available for family or assisted use upon request to custodian, 8 a.m. to midnight
- Pay phone
- Vending machines
- Drinking fountain
- Pet exercise area
- Picnic shelters and tables
- Interpretive information
- TTY pay phones
- View pictures of the I-35 Kettle River rest area
Facility
- Highway: I-35
- Milepost: 198
- Traffic Direction Served: NB
- Location: 5.0 mi N of Sandstone
- County: Pine
- GPS: +46.211269,-92.83734
- Township/Range/Section: 43N 20W 14
- Owner: MnDOT
- Operated by: MnDOT Maintenance District 1A
- Custodian Phone: 320-233-7421
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Culkin
Amenities
- Modern rest area with flush toilets
- Pay phone
- Vending machines
- Drinking fountain
- Play area
- Pet exercise area
- Picnic shelters and tables
- Interpretive information
- View pictures of the I-35 Culkin rest area
Facility
- Highway: I-35
- Milepost: 226
- Traffic Direction Served: NB
- Location: 1.0 Mi S of Mahtowa
- County: Carlton
- GPS: +46.559235, -92.596716
- Township/Range/Section: 47N 18W 15
- Owner: MnDOT
- Operated by: MnDOT Maintenance District 1A
- Custodian Phone: 218-389-6428
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Thompson Hill
Amenities
- Class I Travel Information Center
- Modern rest area with flush toilets
- Tourism information counter staffed by Explore Minnesota Tourism, typically staffed 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
- Spectacular views of Lake Superior and Duluth
- Pay phone
- Vending machines
- Drinking fountain
- Pet exercise area
- Picnic shelters and tables
- Interpretive information
- Artwork - sculpture entitled "The Gate" by artist David Schlegell
- Located on the Skyline Scenic Byway
- View pictures of the I-35 Thompson Hill rest area
Facility
- Highway: I-35
- Milepost: 250
- Traffic Direction Served: Both
- Location: At Jct. of I-35 and US-2
- County: Saint Louis
- GPS: +46.729469, -92.205428
- Township/Range/Section: 49N 15W 14
- Owner: MnDOT
- Operated by: MnDOT Maintenance District 1A
- Custodian Phone: 218-723-4882
- Travel Information Staff Phone: 218-723-4938