Best stops on I-580 in California

All 72 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 13B

Milepost 13 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 14 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive

2. Exit 19A — MacArthur Boulevard;San Pablo Avenue;Emery Street

Milepost 19 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 15 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Aquarium of the Bay, Skystar Wheel - Fisherman’s Wharf

3. Exit 21B — Grand Avenue

Milepost 21 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 18 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ USS Potomac, Lightship Relief

4. Exit 20 — Auto Row

Milepost 20 · 28 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Pardee Home Museum

5. Exit 29B — 106th Avenue;Foothill Boulevard

Milepost 29 · 23 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 7 hotels · ♥ Oakland Aviation Museum, Oakland Zoo

6. Exit 44A — San Ramon Road;Foothill Road

Milepost 44 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Niles Canyon Railway Brightside Yard, Vargas Plateau Regional Park

7. Exit 13 — Buchanan Street;Albany

Milepost 13 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round

8. Exit 9A — Harbour Way South

Milepost 9 · 18 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ SS Red Oak Victory

9. Exit 1 — San Rafeal

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Muir Woods National Monument

10. Exit 14 — Oakland

Milepost 14 · 22 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Hayward Regional Shoreline

← Every I-580 exit in California