The Michigan Department of Transportation operates and maintains 81 Rest Areas along major freeways and roadways for the convenience of the traveling public 13 of these are also Welcome Centers operated by Travel Michigan . These rest area facilities are open twenty-four hours a day, offer a variety of services and conveniences and are located within an hours travel time of each other. Rest Area facilities provide modern restroom facilities, telephones, picnic areas, pet exercise zones, paved parking areas, and fresh drinking water. Click a region on the map below, then click an icon on the region map to review information about a rest area or welcome center facility.