New York State Thruway Service Areas: Complete Guide to All 27 Stops

Entrance to the Plattekill Service Area on the New York State Thruway

Anyone who regularly drives the New York State Thruway, whether commuting, taking a family road trip, heading to college, or crossing the state on I-87 and I-90, knows that choosing the right service area can make a long drive much easier. The old Thruway plazas that generations of New Yorkers remember have now been transformed by a $450 million redevelopment program, and the food, fuel, charging, and convenience-store options have changed along with the buildings. They have been working on these rest stops for the past couple of years, and it’s been frustrating at times when some have been closed, but they have finally completed the restoration.

The New York State Thruway Authority’s redevelopment project covered all 27 official service areas. Twenty-three restaurant buildings were rebuilt and four were significantly renovated, with the final service area reopening in November 2025. The project was financed through a public-private partnership with Empire State Thruway Partners, with no toll or tax dollars used for construction. All 27 service areas are now open, although individual restaurant hours vary throughout the day.

This guide follows the service areas in milepost order—northbound on I-87 from the lower Hudson Valley and then westbound along I-90 from the Capital Region to the Pennsylvania state line. Dining information below reflects the New York State Thruway Authority service-area directory updated September 8, 2026. Applegreen convenience stores carry Taste NY products at every service area, and all Chick-fil-A locations are closed on Sundays.

Part 1: Lower Hudson Valley to the Capital District — I-87

Table of Contents

1. Ardsley Service Area

Milepost: 6
Direction: I-87 Northbound
Dining: Starbucks, Burger King, Chick-fil-A
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Ardsley is the first official Thruway service area for northbound motorists leaving the New York City area. Its location makes it useful for travelers who want to stop before the longer run through Rockland and Orange counties.

2. Sloatsburg Service Area

Milepost: 33
Direction: I-87 Northbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Starbucks, Shake Shack, Chick-fil-A, Panda Express
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Sloatsburg is one of the larger food stops on the lower Thruway and offers one of the broadest restaurant selections on I-87. It is especially convenient for travelers heading north toward Harriman, the Catskills, Albany, or the Adirondacks.

3. Ramapo Service Area

Milepost: 33
Direction: I-87 Southbound
Dining: Starbucks, Shake Shack, Panera Bread, Panda Express
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Ramapo serves the southbound side of the same lower-Hudson corridor as Sloatsburg and is the major final service-area stop before drivers continue toward the New York City metropolitan area.

4. Plattekill Service Area

Milepost: 65
Direction: I-87 Northbound
Dining: Starbucks, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Auntie Anne’s
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Plattekill is a useful northbound stop for travelers moving through the Newburgh and New Paltz corridor. Its current restaurant mix makes it one of the more flexible meal stops between Rockland County and Kingston.

5. Modena Service Area

Milepost: 66
Direction: I-87 Southbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Burger King, Popeyes, Pret a Manger, Auntie Anne’s
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Modena serves southbound travelers in the Mid-Hudson Valley and offers one of the more varied restaurant lineups on this portion of I-87.

6. Ulster Service Area

Milepost: 96
Direction: I-87 Southbound
Dining: Starbucks, Burger King, Panda Express
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Ulster sits between the Saugerties and Kingston exits and is a practical southbound stop for travelers returning from the Catskills, Woodstock, or the upper Hudson Valley.

7. Malden Service Area

Milepost: 103
Direction: I-87 Northbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Burger King, Popeyes
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Malden is the northbound companion to the Ulster stop and serves motorists heading toward Catskill, the Capital District, and points farther north.

8. New Baltimore Service Area

Milepost: 127
Direction: I-87 Northbound and Southbound
Dining: Starbucks, Shake Shack, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

New Baltimore is one of only two Thruway service areas accessible from traffic traveling in both directions. Located near the Capital Region and the Berkshire Section connection, it is one of the system’s most useful stopping points for long-distance travelers.

Part 2: Capital District and Mohawk Valley — I-90

9. Guilderland Service Area

Milepost: 153
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Starbucks, Burger King
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Guilderland is positioned just west of Albany and serves eastbound drivers approaching the Capital District and the major I-87/I-90 interchange.

10. Pattersonville Service Area

Milepost: 168
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Pattersonville is the first westbound service-area stop after the Schenectady area and is well positioned for travelers beginning the long run through the Mohawk Valley.

11. Mohawk Service Area

Milepost: 172
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Burger King
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Mohawk serves eastbound traffic between Amsterdam and Schenectady and reopened in 2025 as the 25th location completed in the service-area redevelopment program.

12. Iroquois Service Area

Milepost: 210
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Starbucks, Burger King, Chick-fil-A
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Iroquois serves westbound travelers between Canajoharie and Little Falls in the heart of the Mohawk Valley.

13. Indian Castle Service Area

Milepost: 210
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Starbucks, Popeyes
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Indian Castle is the eastbound counterpart to Iroquois and serves the same historic stretch of the Mohawk Valley between Little Falls and Canajoharie.

14. Schuyler Service Area

Milepost: 227
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Dunkin’
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Schuyler is a smaller westbound stop between Herkimer and Utica. The restaurant selection is limited, so travelers looking for a full meal may prefer one of the larger plazas before or after it.

15. Oneida Service Area

Milepost: 244
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Starbucks, Burger King, Panera Bread
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Oneida serves eastbound traffic between the Verona-Rome and Westmoreland-Rome exits and provides one of the broader food selections in this part of the Mohawk Valley corridor.

Part 3: Central New York and the Finger Lakes — I-90

16. Chittenango Service Area

Milepost: 266
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Starbucks, Chick-fil-A
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Chittenango is the principal westbound service-area stop before the Syracuse metropolitan area and is particularly useful for travelers continuing toward Rochester and Buffalo.

17. DeWitt Service Area

Milepost: 280
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Starbucks
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

DeWitt is a compact eastbound stop near Syracuse. Its restaurant selection is limited to Starbucks, so drivers looking for a larger meal should plan accordingly.

18. Warners Service Area

Milepost: 292
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Starbucks, Burger King, Chick-fil-A
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Warners is the major westbound stop immediately west of Syracuse and gives drivers several food choices before the longer Finger Lakes stretch of I-90.

19. Port Byron Service Area

Milepost: 310
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Burger King
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Port Byron is one of the most historically interesting service areas on the Thruway because of its connection to the nearby Old Erie Canal Heritage Park and preserved Lock 52. Anyone interested in the canal’s larger story can also read our History of the Erie Canal.

20. Junius Ponds Service Area

Milepost: 324
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Starbucks, Shake Shack
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Junius Ponds serves westbound travelers crossing the northern Finger Lakes region between Waterloo and Geneva on the way toward Rochester.

21. Clifton Springs Service Area

Milepost: 337
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Starbucks, Shake Shack, Chick-fil-A, Auntie Anne’s
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Clifton Springs has one of the strongest restaurant lineups in the Finger Lakes section and is a useful eastbound stop for travelers moving between Rochester and Geneva.

22. Seneca Service Area

Milepost: 350
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Popeyes
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Seneca serves westbound traffic approaching the Rochester metropolitan area and provides a straightforward food-and-fuel stop before the larger interchange network around the city.

23. Scottsville Service Area

Milepost: 366
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Burger King
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Mobil

Scottsville serves eastbound travelers just south of Rochester and is convenient for motorists coming from the Buffalo and Genesee County direction.

24. Ontario Service Area

Milepost: 376
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Starbucks, Burger King
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Ontario is the westbound counterpart in the Rochester-area corridor and sits between the Rochester and Le Roy exits.

Part 4: Western New York and the Lake Erie Corridor — I-90

25. Pembroke Service Area

Milepost: 397
Direction: I-90 Eastbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Burger King, Panera Bread, Popeyes
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Pembroke is one of the larger eastern approaches to the Buffalo region and offers several restaurant choices for travelers leaving Western New York or coming from the Canadian border crossings.

26. Clarence Service Area

Milepost: 412
Direction: I-90 Westbound
Dining: Dunkin’, Burger King, Popeyes
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Clarence is the last westbound service area before the Buffalo metropolitan expressway system and is one of the most useful stops for drivers who want food or fuel before entering the heavier traffic around Buffalo.

27. Angola Service Area

Milepost: 447
Direction: I-90 Eastbound and Westbound
Dining: Starbucks, Shake Shack, Chick-fil-A, Panda Express, Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon
Convenience: Applegreen C-Store / Taste NY
Fuel: Sunoco

Angola is the major service hub on the Lake Erie section of the Thruway and, like New Baltimore, can be reached from traffic traveling in both directions. Its large restaurant selection makes it the most substantial official service-area stop between Buffalo and the Pennsylvania state line.

Three Useful Tips for the New Thruway Service Areas

Remember the Sunday Chick-fil-A closures. Every Chick-fil-A operating at a New York State Thruway service area is closed on Sundays. If you are planning a Sunday road trip, check which other restaurants are available at your intended stop.
Restaurant hours are not the same as service-area hours. The service areas and Applegreen convenience stores are open around the clock, but individual restaurants operate on their own schedules. Early-morning and late-night choices can therefore be much more limited.
Check charging status before relying on a specific stop. High-speed EV charging is available at many Thruway service areas, but charger counts and operating status can change. The Thruway Authority maintains current charging information on its service-area pages.

The redevelopment has changed the Thruway road-trip experience considerably. The old brick plazas that many New Yorkers grew up with have largely been replaced by brighter, more modern buildings and a very different food lineup. The most important thing for drivers is that the 27 service areas are not interchangeable. Some have only one major restaurant, while Sloatsburg, Angola, Pembroke, Plattekill, and other larger stops provide several choices. Knowing what is ahead can save time—and prevent an unnecessary stop at a plaza that does not have what you are looking for.

For more on traveling New York’s highways, read our Visiting the Just Opened New York State Thruway Rest Stops, The Story of E-ZPass in New York and How to Sign Up, and New York–Pennsylvania Border Crossings: Complete Guide to Highways & Delaware River Bridges.

Sources

New York State Thruway Authority — Service Areas

New York State Thruway Authority — Service Area Directory and Hours of Operation

New York State Thruway Authority — Service Area Redesign and Redevelopment Project

New York State Thruway Authority — History of the New York State Thruway

Updated September 19, 2026.

The Complete Mile-by-Mile Guide to All 27 New York State Thruway Service Areas