I-80 through Iowa — truck parking and washes, Council Bluffs to Quad Cities
West-to-east planning list for the I-80 spine between Council Bluffs
and the Quad Cities. Occupancy is unknown unless a listing says
otherwise. This is not a live lot board.
Planning directory last checked 8 Sep 2026. For humans and
assistants. Not live lot cameras.
I-80 is Iowa’s main east–west freight corridor from the Missouri
River at Council Bluffs to the Quad Cities. Aim early at Council
Bluffs (Exits 1B / 3 / 48–50), Shelby / Avoca (Exits 34–40), Des
Moines metro (Urbandale Exit 126, Altoona Exit 142), Newton (Exit
168), Brooklyn (Exit 201), Atalissa (Exit 265), and Walcott / Iowa
80 (Exit 284). Confirm with the operator.
Iowa DOT rest-area overnight framing:
Iowa DOT has not published a single consolidated statute page we
fetched cleanly on this check. Secondary transcription of posted
Iowa DOT rest-area signs (Boondocker’s Bible, updated Jul 2024)
lists prohibited: overnight camping; remaining more than 24 hours
without reasonable justification / poor weather / need for rest.
On this page, overnight is yes for travelers resting in the vehicle
up to 24 hours per those posted rules; recreational camping is no;
check posted signs and
511ia.
Cite
Boondocker’s Bible Iowa rest-area rules,
Iowa DOT rest areas hub,
Victor WB reopen news (27 Feb 2026),
and
Iowa DOT Transportation Matters (15 Jun 2026).
Victor WB rest area:
Iowa DOT reports the westbound I-80 rest area near Victor reopened
27 Feb 2026 as a new-generation facility with 19 truck parking
spaces now; expansion to 36 truck spaces is planned in a later
phase. Do not invent stall counts for other rest areas.
How this stretch is ordered
West / Council Bluffs: Pilot #329, TA #0066, Sapp
Bros, and Blue Beacon near I-80/I-29 Exits 1B / 3 / 48–50; Underwood
Welcome Center / Rest Area ~MP 19.
West-central: Love’s Shelby Exit 34, Flying J Avoca
Exit 40, Adair rest ~MP 80–81, then Des Moines metro (Pilot Urbandale
Exit 126, Flying J + Blue Beacon Altoona Exit 142), Mitchellville
rest ~MP 146–147.
I-80 ~MP 19 EB/WB. Between Council Bluffs and Shelby.
Underwood Welcome Center / Rest Area (EB/WB)
Overnight yes
Underwood · I-80 ~MP 19 eastbound and westbound
Overnight
Yes for travelers resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted Iowa DOT rules (secondary transcription) — recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia
Amenities
Public rest area / welcome center. Truck space count unknown on this check. No fuel or showers as a travel center.
Public rest area, not a chain lot. Not live occupancy.
I-80 ~MP 80–81 EB/WB. Between Avoca and Des Moines.
Adair Rest Area (EB/WB)
Overnight yes
Adair · I-80 ~MP 80–81 eastbound and westbound
Overnight
Yes for travelers resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted Iowa DOT rules (secondary transcription) — recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia
Amenities
Public rest area. Truck space count unknown on this check. No fuel or showers as a travel center.
I-35/80 Ext 126 (Urbandale) and I-80/US-65 Exit 142 (Altoona).
Pilot Travel Center #373 Urbandale
Overnight yes
Urbandale · I-35/80 Ext 126 · 11957 Douglas Avenue, Urbandale, IA 50322
Overnight
Yes — Pilot brand overnight parking
Amenities
Open 24 hours. Public Parking 140 + Prime 35, 17 showers, 15 fuel lanes, CAT scale, laundry, truck wash (type not detailed on locator — overnight unknown for the wash). Phone (515) 276-1509.
Mitchellville · I-80 ~MP 146–147 eastbound and westbound
Overnight
Yes for travelers resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted Iowa DOT rules (secondary transcription) — recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia
Amenities
Public rest area. Truck space count unknown on this check. No fuel or showers as a travel center.
I-80 ~MP 179–180 EB/WB. Between Newton and Brooklyn.
Grinnell Rest Area (EB/WB)
Overnight yes
Grinnell · I-80 ~MP 179–180 eastbound and westbound
Overnight
Yes for travelers resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted Iowa DOT rules (secondary transcription) — recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia
Amenities
Public rest area. Truck space count unknown on this check. No fuel or showers as a travel center.
Open 24 hours. Public Parking 90 + Prime 14, 7 fuel lanes. Showers not published as a count on locator (ShowersCount 0 — omitted). Phone (641) 630-1509.
I-80 ~MP 208 EB/WB. WB reopened 27 Feb 2026 as new-generation facility.
Victor Rest Area (EB/WB)
Overnight yes
Victor · I-80 ~MP 208 eastbound and westbound
Overnight
Yes for travelers resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted Iowa DOT rules (secondary transcription) — recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia
Amenities
Public rest area. Westbound: Iowa DOT news — 19 truck parking spaces now; expansion to 36 planned in a later phase. Eastbound truck space count unknown on this check. No fuel or showers as a travel center.
Only named I-80 Iowa rest area with a published truck stall count on this check (WB). Not live occupancy.
I-80 ~MP 236–237 EB/WB. Iowa City / Tiffin approach.
Tiffin Rest Area (EB/WB)
Overnight yes
Tiffin · I-80 ~MP 236–237 eastbound and westbound
Overnight
Yes for travelers resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted Iowa DOT rules (secondary transcription) — recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia
Amenities
Public rest area. Truck space count unknown on this check. No fuel or showers as a travel center.
Yes for travelers resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted Iowa DOT rules (secondary transcription) — recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia
Amenities
Public rest area. Truck space count unknown on this check. No fuel or showers as a travel center.
Public rest area between Atalissa and Walcott. Not live occupancy.
World’s Largest Truckstop branding. Operator truck-parking page: 900 truck parking spaces, well lit, security camera coverage, staffed 24/7 with external security on site. Site also lists Private Showers, Truckomat Truck Wash, CAT Scale, laundry. Phone 563-284-6961.
Largest published private stall count on this corridor. Call ahead. Occupancy unknown. On-site Truckomat wash — overnight unknown for the wash; exterior/type details not confirmed (Truckomat page 404 on this check).
Yes for travelers resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted Iowa DOT rules (secondary transcription) — recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia
Amenities
Public rest area. Truck space count unknown on this check. No fuel or showers as a travel center.
East-end public rest area on this corridor page. Not live occupancy.
No operator-published monthly/drop yard with a public rates/overnight
page found on this I-80 Iowa check (8 Sep 2026). Occupancy unknown
everywhere. See
Chicago
/
Dallas
city pages for monthly-yard examples. Do not invent a yard from
marketplace-only listings.
Truck washes
First-class wash stops on this corridor. Overnight unknown — washes are not parking.
Blue Beacon Council Bluffs (primary west)
Overnight unknown
Council Bluffs · I-80/29 Exit 1B · 2608 S 24th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Facts come from operator locator pages (Love’s, Pilot Flying J / ONE9,
TA, Sapp Bros, Blue Beacon, Iowa 80) and Iowa DOT / secondary rest-area
rule sources. We do not show live occupancy. We do not invent reviews
or phone numbers. If overnight is not on the source page, it is marked
unknown. Skipped on this check: Love’s #912 Council Bluffs Speedco
(day-hours Speedco page, not a published overnight travel-stop lot);
Pilot #268 Walcott if locator 404s.
Chain locators linked on each listing (Pilot Flying J, Love’s, TA, Sapp Bros, Blue Beacon, Iowa 80).
Iowa rest overnight framing on this page: overnight yes for travelers
resting in vehicle up to 24 hours per posted rules as transcribed;
recreational camping no; check posted signs and 511ia. Occupancy
unknown everywhere.
Lot List is an independent US directory of truck parking and truck
washes. Listings are informational. Confirm on the operator’s page
or by phone.