RV dump service closed. No confirmed reopening date. Do not plan on dumping here until the operator confirms service.
WSDOT lists an RV dumping station at the Silver Lake safety rest area on southbound I-5, MP 188, 5.9 miles south of Everett. Since Sept. 24, 2021 the rest area has been closed for maintenance indefinitely, and WSDOT says there is no access for RV dumping there.
RV dump service closed.No confirmed reopening date. Official wording: “Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 until further notice: The southbound Interstate 5 Silver Lake Rest Area is closed for maintenance indefinitely. There is no access for recreational vehicle dumping at this location.”
Know before you arrive.
- Who can use it
- RV dump service closedWSDOT describes its safety rest areas as places for the traveling public to stop. It does not publish a dump fee.
- Dump-station fee
- Fee not confirmedNot published by the operator. An unknown fee does not mean free.
- Service hours
- Dump-station hours are not published in the checked source.Normal schedules do not apply while dump service is unavailable.
- Season & restrictions
- RV dump service closed. No separate dump-station season is published in the checked source.
- Location
- I-5 milepost 188 · Southbound onlyOn the southbound side of I-5, milepost 188.Map point marks the facility, not necessarily the dump-station entrance.
- Drinking-water fill
- Not confirmed in the checked source.
- Rinse water
- Not confirmed in the checked source.
Where the information comes from.
Official information checked October 1, 2026. This is a source check, not an on-site inspection or a live-status guarantee. Operator: Washington State Department of Transportation.
View evidence from Washington State Department of Transportation and 1 other source
Rest areas - Silver Lake - I-5 southbound | WSDOT
“RV Dumping Station: Closed”
“Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 until further notice: The southbound Interstate 5 Silver Lake Rest Area is closed for maintenance indefinitely. There is no access for recreational vehicle dumping at this location.”
“The southbound Interstate 5 Silver Lake Rest Area is closed for maintenance indefinitely.”
Safety Rest Area Strategic Plan | WSDOT
“Safety rest areas support highway safety by providing a place for the traveling public, commuters, and freight haulers to stop and rest on their travels.”