Rest Areas Canada

Truck rest area

Illecillewaet Brake Check Rest Area

Highway 11 Trans-Canada Highway Westbound km 697

Illecillewaet Brake Check Rest Area is a truck rest area on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), British Columbia. It serves westbound traffic. It has washrooms, truck parking, 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
Yes
Sani-dump
Not recorded

Where it is

42 km east of Revelstoke

Facilities

  • Washrooms
  • Truck parking
  • 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 →

Along Highway 1

Toward Field

Next stop
Rest area near East Gate 45 km
Next washrooms
Rest area near East Gate 45 km
Next drinking water on record
Golden Husky Travel Centre 104 km
Next truck parking
Redgrave West Rest Area 68 km

Toward West Vancouver

Next stop
Chain on Area 9.3 km
Next washrooms
Rest area on Trans-Canada Highway 25 km
Next drinking water on record
Rest area near Máthxwi / Matsqui 620 km
Next truck parking
Columbia Rest Area 44 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 1 →

Nearby stops

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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