Best stops on I-287 in New Jersey

All 57 exits ranked by what a road-tripper actually needs: real food choice, easy gas, 24-hour service, and the stops worth a detour. Winners below.

1. Exit 59 — Franklin Lakes

Milepost 59 · 21 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 1 hotels · ♥ Walwick Museum of Local History, The Hermitage

2. Exit 1A — Newark

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 16 hotels · ♥ Perth Amboy Ferry Slip, The Conference House

3. Exit 17 — Somerville;Flemington

Milepost 17 · 29 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 6 hotels · ♥ Wallace House, Old Dutch Parsonage

4. Exit 66 — Mahwah

Milepost 66 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 6 hotels · ♥ Ringwood State Park, Long Pond Ironworks State Park

5. Exit 6 — Washington Avenue;Dunellen;Piscataway

Milepost 6 · 18 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 7 hotels · ♥ Metlar-Bodine House Museum, Zimmerli Art Museum

6. Exit 35 — South Street;Madison Avenue

Milepost 35 · 17 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 8 hotels · ♥ Loantaka Brook Reservation, Loantaka Brook Reservation

7. Exit 10 — Easton Avenue;South Bound Brook;New Brunswick

Milepost 10 · 17 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 20 hotels · ♥ Abraham Staats House, Six Mile Run Reservoir Site

8. Exit 1B — Trenton

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Sayre & Fisher Reading Room

9. Exit 14A — Newark

Milepost 14 · 23 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Van Veghten House

10. Exit 13A — Bound Brook

Milepost 13 · 19 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 8 hotels · ♥ Van Horne House

← Every I-287 exit in New Jersey