What states have outhouses at their rest areas?

[raccoon]

Now, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. In fact, if water is at a premium in
your state, it makes very good sense.

[hlthe2b]

1. You mean porta-johns?

I'd guess it is a major cost savings and deters vandalism.... But, uggh. That would be a last resort for me to stop at.

I haven't stopped at many Colorado rest areas lately, but I think they still have fully operational rest rooms. Tourists don't really take to "porta-johns" I don't think.

[Robb]

8. It depends.

A few of the more southerly have switched to waterless urinals inside the standard rest rooms.

[Woody Woodpecker]

12. I stopped in Wellington

in a rest area, fully staffed.

Of course, it was a visitor's center.

But on the road in Nebraska and Iowa, saw no outhouses.

[1-Old-Man]

2. I believe in Virginia the rest areas use oil instead of water in the urinals and toilets.

and of course the oil is constantly recycled.

[FSogol]

7. Oil? Some of the newer ones use gray-water instead of fresh water.

Gray-water is water from a sink outlet that has been chemically treated and filtered. It is used only to flush toilets and urinals and never mixes with potable water.

[catbyte]

3. Michigan has both.

There are some year-round rest areas, but there are a lot of seasonal ones too, which are only open until the snow flies. I've visited a few of those in late October--brrrrrrrr. There's something to be said for heated seats...



Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Leo, Taz & Nigel, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage Even Though They Are Lower Life Forms--HISS!”

[Jackpine Radical]

4. WI Interstates & other highly-travelled roads have magnificent year-round Piddle Palaces

but there are seasonal outhouses in the waysides on some of the less-travelled routes.

The Piddle Palaces are thanks to Tommy Thompson, who had a lot of "friends" in the construction business.

[dsc]

5. I still remember one trip home for Christmas when PA had it's main rest area on 79 closed

and had portapotties set up instead. It was like 3 am and cold as all get out. I liked to have froze.

[HopeHoops]

6. If you try writing your name in the snow and the stream freezes before it hits the ground...

... that's cold.

[Go Vols]

9. Been all over

and never seen an outhouse at a rest stop.

[raccoon]

10. A relative told me there were some in the Southwest. THis was at least 15

years ago, so things may have changed.


I thought I'd be getting responses from SW states.

[sufrommich]

11. There are many in the upper peninsula of Michigan. nt