No Name Rest Stop, Glenwood Canyon - Glenwood Springs, CO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
N 39° 33.602 W 107° 17.490
13S E 303138 N 4381434
Inviting rest stop in beautiful Glenwood Canyon along Interstate 70 in Colorado.
Waymark Code: WMDH89
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
Views: 2

The No Name Rest Stop in Glenwood Canyon is one of several well-designed rest stops for travelers on Interstate 70 going through Glenwood Canyon. This section of Interstate-70 received a ASCE Award in 1993 for the engineering design that protected the fragile canyon (visit link) .

The rest stop features restrooms, parking area, boardwalk with educational signage, free viewing binoculars, train viewing area, and stunning scenery.
Highway Number: I-70

Common Name for the Highway: I-70 or 'the Canyon'

Highway Access Direction: Either Direction

Rest Area Name: No Name

Facilities:
Restrooms, picnic tables, pet rest areas, telephones, vending machines, viewing binoculars, bicycle path.


Services:
Vending machines


Special Features:
Free binoculars to view wildlife or trains or vistas which are handicapped accessible.


WiFi: no

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condor1 visited No Name Rest Stop, Glenwood Canyon - Glenwood Springs, CO 07/04/2011 condor1 visited it