Best stops on I-580 in California

All 77 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 9 — Harbour Way;Cutting Boulevard

Milepost 8.7 · 48 places to eat · 23 gas stations · 21 hotels · ♥ Aquarium of the Bay, Skystar Wheel - Fisherman’s Wharf

2. Exit 10 — Ashby Avenue;Shellmound Street

Milepost 16.4 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive

3. Exit 21B — Grand Avenue

Milepost 20.5 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 17 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ USS Potomac, Lightship Relief

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

Milepost 18.1 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ USS Hornet (CV 12), Letterform Archive

5. Exit 13A — Buchanan Street;Albany

Milepost 14 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 14 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Lawrence Hall of Science, McLaughlin Eastshore State Park

6. Exit 20 — Auto Row

Milepost 18.9 · 28 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Pardee Home Museum

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

Milepost 28 · 22 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Oakland Aviation Museum, Oakland Zoo

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

Milepost 42.2 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Niles Canyon Railway Brightside Yard, Vargas Plateau Regional Park

9. Exit 13 — Buchanan Street;Albany

Milepost 13 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round

10. Exit 9A — Harbour Way South

Milepost 9.2 · 18 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ SS Red Oak Victory

← Every I-580 exit in California