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Blue square with a white border and the white words REST AREA

What must an area have if its sign says REST AREA?

  1. Parking and restrooms
  2. Fuel and food
  3. A picnic table only
  4. A phone and a camp site
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Correct answer: Parking and restrooms

The words REST AREA are used only where parking and restroom facilities are available. Other areas get other names, such as PARKING AREA.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 2I.05 Rest Area and Other Roadside Area Signs (D5-1 through D5-11 Series), page 525

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026