Best stops on I-481 in New York

All 13 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 81

Milepost 81 · 28 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 1 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Erie Canal Museum, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park

2. Exit 96

Milepost 96 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 4 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge

3. Exit 88 — Syracuse

Milepost 88 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 5 hotels · open 24 hours

4. Exit 86 — DeWitt

Milepost 86 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 6 hotels · open 24 hours

5. Exit 86B — DeWitt

Milepost 86 · 22 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 6 hotels · open 24 hours

6. Exit 82 — Brighton Avenue;Rock Cut Road

Milepost 82 · 20 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 1 hotels

7. Exit 89A — Kirkville Road East

Milepost 89 · 21 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 10 hotels

8. Exit 84 — Jamesville Road;Jamesville

Milepost 84 · 19 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 1 hotels

9. Exit 86A — Fayetteville

Milepost 86 · 19 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 5 hotels

10. Exit 89B — Kirkville Road West

Milepost 89 · 16 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 12 hotels

← Every I-481 exit in New York