Safety Rest Area List

Texas Safety Rest Areas feature a number of benefits designed to better serve travelers in Texas.

Each of the state's 80 Safety Rest Areas feature restrooms that are open 24 hours daily. Most rest areas have attendants on duty 24 hours a day. The remaining facilities have attendants on duty from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Texas Safety Rest Area Program - Locations

Safety Rest Areas: Colorado County Westbound

(Reconstructed facility opened in 2000)
Colorado County Eastbound is the partner for Colorado County Westbound

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View of the pair of Colorado County Safety Rest Areas over Interstate 10

Location

IH 10 - Westbound, approximately 4.5 miles west of Columbus, between Houston and San Antonio
Latitude = 29.6935 Longitude = -96.607
Milepost: 692

Features

2 sets of Men's and Women's Restrooms	Handicap Access
Air-conditioned lobby and restrooms	Interpretive Displays
Diaper Changing stations	Picnic Tables
Drinking Water	Vending Machines
Family/Assisted Restroom

Miscellaneous

Located on existing rest area sites. Reconstruction completed in year 2000
Situated in perfect alignment across Interstate 10, the design with its colorful murals on the ceilings depicts an imaginary highway bridge projected over the Interstate
Recycling and Recycled Products Program Displays
A number of Victoria-era homes are open to the public in the nearby town of Columbus during the Magnolia Homes Tours the third weekend in May. The Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge hosts a festival every October

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