Bridal Lake Rest Area

Crowsnest Highway Westbound km 540

Bridal Lake Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway), British Columbia. It serves westbound traffic. It has washrooms, truck parking, picnic tables, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins.

At a glance

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

Where it is

Top of Kootenay Pass

Facilities

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

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 3

Toward Fernie

Next stop: Blazed Creek Rest Area 22 km
Next washrooms: Blazed Creek Rest Area 22 km
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: Ingham Rest Area 267 km

Toward Hope

Next stop: Service centre near Ootischenia 75 km
Next washrooms: Big Sheep Creek Rest Area 106 km
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: Big Sheep Creek Rest Area 106 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 3 →

Nearby stops

Lost Creek Rest Area Rest area · 15 km
Blazed Creek Rest Area Rest area · 20 km
Erie Lake Rest Area Rest area · 27 km
Stewart Creek Rest Area Rest area · 31 km
Kuskanook Rest Area Rest area · 38 km
Twin Bays Rest Area Rest area · 39 km

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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