Rest Areas Canada

Rest area

Coquihalla Lakes Southbound Rest Area

Highway 55 Coquihalla Highway Southbound km 487

Coquihalla Lakes Southbound Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 5 (Coquihalla Highway), British Columbia. It serves southbound traffic. It has washrooms, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins. There is no truck parking or picnic tables.

At a glance

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

Where it is

70 km south of Merritt

Facilities

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

Not available here

  • No truck parking
  • No picnic tables

Toilet type: Flush 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 5

Toward Hope

Next stop
Zopkios Rest Area 8.6 km
Next washrooms
Zopkios Rest Area 8.6 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Zopkios Rest Area 8.6 km

Toward Valemount

Next stop
Britton Creek Rest Area 2.6 km
Next washrooms
Britton Creek Rest Area 2.6 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Britton Creek Rest Area 2.6 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 5 →

Nearby stops

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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