Self-Service Car Washes
2,551 of the 26,122 car washes we track nationwide have self-serve wash bays. Coin-op bays with a pressure wand are a different business from an express tunnel — and the one thing a map search cannot separate. Every listing here has its bays confirmed from the wash's own website or data.
Browse by state
- Alabama33
- Alaska15
- Arizona45
- Arkansas17
- California158
- Colorado87
- Connecticut25
- Delaware10
- Florida107
- Georgia82
- Idaho14
- Illinois136
- Indiana129
- Iowa57
- Kansas37
- Kentucky61
- Louisiana43
- Maine18
- Maryland50
- Massachusetts50
- Michigan92
- Minnesota49
- Mississippi7
- Missouri36
- Montana15
- Nebraska28
- Nevada17
- New Hampshire25
- New Jersey45
- New Mexico10
- New York96
- North Carolina86
- North Dakota11
- Ohio126
- Oklahoma25
- Oregon32
- Pennsylvania122
- Rhode Island10
- South Carolina24
- South Dakota13
- Tennessee65
- Texas190
- Utah31
- Vermont10
- Virginia61
- Washington72
- West Virginia13
- Wisconsin43
- Wyoming23
Bring quarters anyway. Most self-serve bays now take cards or an app, but in small towns the changer is still the heart of the operation — and the wand timer does not pause while you dig for a card.
Common questions
- What is a self-service car wash?
- Open bays where you park and wash the car yourself with a pressure wand and foam brush, paying for time — typically a few dollars for several minutes. It is the cheapest way to wash a truck bed, floor mats, or anything an automatic tunnel will not take.
- How much does a self-service bay cost?
- Usually $2-5 to start, buying 3-5 minutes, then quarters or card swipes to add time. A thorough wash typically runs $6-10 — still well under an express tunnel with the same result if you put in the elbow grease.