Rest Areas Canada

Rest area

Kicking Horse Rest Area

Highway 11 Trans-Canada Highway Westbound km 813

Kicking Horse Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada 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

11 km east of Golden

Facilities

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

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 1

Toward Field

Next washrooms
Ten Mile Hill Truck Rest Stop 5.2 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Ten Mile Hill Truck Rest Stop 5.2 km

Toward West Vancouver

Next stop
Golden Husky Travel Centre 12 km
Next washrooms
Golden Husky Travel Centre 12 km
Next drinking water on record
Golden Husky Travel Centre 12 km
Next truck parking
Illecillewaet Brake Check Rest Area 116 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

  • 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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