Duluth to Ames: where to stop

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.

• 214 Moose Lake Likely cleanest. Kwik Trip Gas Pumps Moose Lake · 40 mi from Duluth 30 min in
• 147 North Branch · Cambridge Likely cleanest. Kwik Trip North Branch · 107 mi from Duluth 1 hr 45 min in
• 123 B-A CR 14 Likely cleanest. Kwik Trip Centerville · 131 mi from Duluth 2 hr in
• 45 CR 9 Likely cleanest. Kwik Trip Clinton Falls · 209 mi from Duluth 3 hr 15 min in
• 11 County Road 46 Mixedest. Love's Albert Lea · 243 mi from Duluth 3 hr 45 min in
• 193 Conrads Road · Kohlenberg Road Likely cleanest. Kwik Star Clear Lake · 280 mi from Duluth 4 hr 15 min in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 66 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 41 (MN) to Exit 194 (IA). Stop before it if you can.
• 81 miles, about 1 hr 15 min: from Exit 193 (IA) to Ames. Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-35

• Duluth to St. Paul
• Duluth to Des Moines
• St. Paul to Ames
• Emporia to Ames
• Kansas City to Ames