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Baker Creek Rest Area

Highway 1616 Yellowhead Highway Eastbound km 953

Baker Creek Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), British Columbia. It serves eastbound traffic. It has washrooms, truck parking, picnic tables, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins. There is no drinking water.

At a glance

Season
Open year-round
Washrooms
Yes
Drinking water
No
Truck parking
Yes
Sani-dump
Not recorded

Where it is

22 km east of Mcbride

Facilities

  • Washrooms
  • Truck parking
  • Picnic tables
  • Accessible washroom
  • Bear-proof bins
  • Garbage bins

Not available here

  • No drinking water

Toilet type: Pit toilets

Open 24 hours

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.

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

Along Highway 16

Toward Yellowhead

Next stop
Tete Jaune Cache Rest Area 41 km
Next washrooms
Tete Jaune Cache Rest Area 41 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Mount Terry Fox Rest Area 48 km

Toward Prince Rupert

Next stop
Goat River East Rest Area 60 km
Next washrooms
Goat River East Rest Area 60 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Goat River East Rest Area 60 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 →

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Where this information comes from

  • Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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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