Best stops on I-287 in New York

All 24 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 21

Milepost 28.5 · 26 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 4 hotels · ♥ North Shore Historical Museum, Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center

2. Exit 15

Milepost 0 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Ringwood State Park, Campgaw Mountain Reservation

3. Exit 12 — West Nyack;Palisades Center Drive

Milepost 10.7 · 53 places to eat · 18 gas stations · 9 hotels · ♥ Hook Mountain State Park, Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands

4. Exit 9 — Tarrytown;Sleepy Hollow

Milepost 16.5 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Lyndhurst Mansion, Tallman Mountain State Park

5. Exit 13S — Palisades Parkway South;New Jersey

Milepost 8.5 · 27 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 4 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ High Tor State Park

6. Exit 14B — Airmont;Montebello

Milepost 2.1 · 29 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Walwick Museum of Local History, Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard

7. Exit 14A — Garden State Parkway;New Jersey

Milepost 6.2 · 23 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 6 hotels · ♥ The Hermitage

8. Exit 10 — Nyack;South Nyack

Milepost 13 · 38 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 8 hotels · ♥ Blauvelt State Park

9. Exit 8

Milepost 17.5 · 31 places to eat · 20 gas stations · 21 hotels · ♥ Rockefeller State Park Preserve

10. Exit 14 — Spring Valley;Nanuet

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours

← Every I-287 exit in New York