Ames to Duluth: where to stop
361 miles on I-35 northbound, about 5 hr 30 min of driving · 128 stops · 23 likely clean
A stop about every 45 minutes
The best bet in each stretch: a likely-clean restroom first, then a travel center or gas. Estimates come from who runs the store until drivers review it.
- 144 Exit 144 Mixedest. Flying J Travel Center 30 mi from Ames 30 min in
- 194 Clear Lake · Mason City Likely cleanest. Kwik Star Clear Lake · 80 mi from Ames 1 hr 15 min in
- 45 CR 9 Likely cleanest. Kwik Trip Clinton Falls · 150 mi from Ames 2 hr 15 min in
- 93 Cliff Road Likely cleanest. Kwik Trip Eagan · 199 mi from Ames 3 hr in
- 129 MN 97 · CR 23 Likely cleanest. Kwik Trip Columbus · 234 mi from Ames 3 hr 30 min in
- 183 Hinckley Likely cleanest. Kwik Trip Hinckley · 288 mi from Ames 4 hr 30 min in
Long stretches without a likely-clean stop
- 80 miles, about 1 hr 15 min: from Ames to Exit 194 (IA). Stop before it if you can.
- 67 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 194 (IA) to Exit 42A&B (MN). Stop before it if you can.