I’m driving my older parents next week on the parkway and I anticipate they’ll need frequent bathroom stops. What are the rest stops on the NJ Parkway?

Bonnie Stinson · Updated on Jul 11, 2022

Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.

What a thoughtful question! There are 11 rest stops on the NJ Parkway going both directions, all the way from Oceanview Service Plaza in Cape May County to Montvale Service Plaza in Bergen County near the state line.

If you are taking a

road trip

on the GSP

New Jersey

Garden State Parkway, you’ll find 11 service plazas going both directions.

Here are the northbound rest stops on the NJ parkway:

Mile Marker 18, Oceanview Service Plaza in Cape May County (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 41, Atlantic Service Plaza in Atlantic County (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 75, Forked River Service Plaza in Ocean County (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 100, Monmouth Service Plaza (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 124, Cheesequake Service Plaza in Middlesex County (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 133, Colonia North Service Plaza in Middlesex County

Mile Marker 142, Vauxhall Service Plaza in Union County

Mile Marker 153, Brookdale North Service Plaza in Essex County

Mile Marker 171, Montvale Service Plaza in Bergen County

Here are the southbound rest stops on the NJ parkway:

Mile Marker 18, Oceanview Service Plaza in Cape May County (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 41, Atlantic Service Plaza in Atlantic County (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 75, Forked River Service Plaza in Ocean County (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 100, Monmouth Service Plaza (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 124, Cheesequake Service Plaza in Middlesex County (this is a bi-directional rest stop available to drivers traveling either north or south)

Mile Marker 133, Colonia North Service Plaza in Middlesex County

Mile Marker 153, Brookdale South Service Plaza in Essex County

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Good luck!

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