Rest Areas Canada

Truck rest area

6 Mile Brake Check Rest Area

Highway 1616 Yellowhead Highway km 454

6 Mile Brake Check Rest Area is a truck rest area on Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), British Columbia. It has washrooms, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins. There are no picnic tables.

At a glance

Season
Open year-round
Washrooms
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
Not recorded
Sani-dump
Not recorded

Where it is

10 km east of Topley

Facilities

  • Washrooms
  • Accessible washroom
  • Bear-proof bins
  • Garbage bins

Not available here

  • No picnic tables

Toilet type: Pit toilets

Can I stay overnight here?

British Columbia: You may rest or sleep at a provincial rest area, but overnight camping is not permitted; the ministry discourages stays of more than eight hours.

  • This is a brake check area, where trucks stop to check their brakes before a long downgrade. Keep the truck lanes clear.

Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →

Along Highway 16

Toward Yellowhead

Next stop
Palling Rest Area 23 km
Next washrooms
Palling Rest Area 23 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Palling Rest Area 23 km

Toward Prince Rupert

Next stop
Hungry Hill Rest Area 61 km
Next washrooms
Hungry Hill Rest Area 61 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Hungry Hill Rest Area 61 km

Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Rest areas on British Columbia Highway 16 →

Nearby stops

Where this information comes from

  • Facilities: British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Transit (data as of September 28, 2026). Open Government Licence – British Columbia
  • Directory updated September 28, 2026.

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