This paper examines the history, formation and the development of Dankande Rest Stop Area on the Kaduna–Zaria–Kano highways. The examination relies on a set of data on the planning and development process; and the inherent challenges and potentials of the rest area. The analysis was carried out using the notions of rest area, physical planning and development. Based on the analysis, the paper concludes that development of rest areas on the highways enhanced the delivery of services to travellers but such development should be within the frame of physical planning provision and monitoring by relevant agencies. The physical planning interventions will necessarily include enforcement of planning principles, standards and criteria for the purposes of appropriate spatial organisation, and functionality of such areas as integral part of the wider spatial system.