Fishtrap Rest Area

Highway 5 Southbound km 289

Fishtrap Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 5, British Columbia. It serves southbound traffic. It has washrooms, truck parking, picnic tables, EV charging 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

50.5 km north of Kamloops

Facilities

Washrooms
Truck parking
Picnic tables
EV charging
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 5

Toward Hope

Next stop: Clapperton Brake Check 113 km
Next washrooms: Clapperton Brake Check 113 km
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: Zopkios Rest Area 206 km

Toward Valemount

Next stop: Birch Island Rest Area 85 km
Next washrooms: Birch Island Rest Area 85 km
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: Wire Cache Rest Area 127 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

McLure Ferry Rd Rest Area Rest area · 4.7 km
Vinsulla Rest Area Rest area · 11 km
Little Fort Rest Area Rest area · 39 km
#24 Rest Area Rest area · 47 km
Kamloops Eastbound Brake Check Truck rest area · 48 km
Sugarloaf Rest Area Rest area · 51 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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