Find a stop. Check the details. Share what helped.
1. Choose your area
Search a city or ZIP code, move the map, or allow browser location access. Location permission is optional. The map refreshes around the area you choose; results are limited to the current search area, so an empty view does not mean no bathrooms exist. Open Filters & list to narrow the results. Filters use reported features, so places with unknown details may be excluded.
2. Understand the access label
- Business location, access unconfirmed: a sourced restaurant or store location. Its presence does not establish a bathroom or permission to use one.
- Mapped restroom: a source explicitly identifies a toilet facility. Its current opening, cost and availability can still be unknown.
- Operator-listed restroom: an operator identifies facilities, but current access must still be checked locally.
- Community-reported access: a member supplied details and staff reviewed the submission. This is not an official inspection.
- Business-authorized details: staff checked the representative’s authorization before publishing the business contribution. The business can still change its access policy.
“Public,” “Customers only,” “Paid” and “Permission required” describe supplied access categories. They do not override posted rules, closures or staff instructions. Ask about purchase requirements and ask the front desk for keys or codes.
3. Check the source and the schedule
Location pages show original source links where available. OpenStreetMap data comes from a dated California extract supplied through Geofabrik. Other locations may come from operator pages or moderated contributions. Pins and building address associations can be approximate. Supplied hours describe a venue or facility, not a live bathroom status. For rural stops, seasonal gates, trail conditions and maintenance may matter more than a business schedule.
4. Read bathroom reviews
Public detail pages show approved review text and ratings. A rating is an account holder’s report of a visit, not a promise of present cleanliness. We never fill an empty rating with a business star rating. Sign in to use the community feed, view community photos, contribute or report a post. Reports hide a post for another review, and its rating stops counting while held.
5. Contribute responsibly
Use a verified account and choose the correct branch by address or coordinates. For an unmapped bathroom, supply a street address or both latitude and longitude. Address lookup can supply approximate coordinates; moderators still check the location. Describe access plainly, avoid personal information and photograph empty facilities only. Automated checks flag possible problems; staff decide what is published. Admins and the Owner can review their own contributions; Moderators need another staff member.
Keep a backup stop
A promising pin can be closed, locked or out of service. Confirm important access needs before traveling, keep another option nearby and respect private property. Our accessibility guide offers practical questions to ask before you go.