Elkhart (Loon Lake) Brake Check Rest Area

Okanagan Connector Westbound

Elkhart (Loon Lake) Brake Check Rest Area is a truck rest area on Highway 97C (Okanagan Connector), British Columbia. It serves westbound traffic. 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

47.5 km east of Merritt

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 →

Nearby stops

Loon Lake Rest Area Rest area · 8.4 km
Loon Lake Chainup Rest Area Rest area · 9.5 km
Gulliford Lake Rest Area Rest area · 26 km
Hamilton Brake Check Rest Area Truck rest area · 31 km
Nicola Lake Rest Area Rest area · 34 km
Silver Creek Chain-Up Area Rest area · 37 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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