Rest Areas Canada

Rest area

Lake of the Woods Rest Area

Highway 11 Trans-Canada Highway Southbound km 174

Lake of the Woods Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), British Columbia. It serves southbound traffic. It has washrooms, picnic tables, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins. There is no truck parking.

At a glance

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

Where it is

5 km north of Hope

Facilities

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

Not available here

  • No truck parking

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 1

Toward Field

Next stop
Yale Rest Area 19 km
Next washrooms
Yale Rest Area 19 km
Next drinking water on record
Golden Husky Travel Centre 626 km
Next truck parking
Yale Rest Area 19 km

Toward West Vancouver

Next stop
Flying J Travel Center 8.9 km
Next washrooms
Flying J Travel Center 8.9 km
Next drinking water on record
Rest area near Máthxwi / Matsqui 98 km
Next truck parking
Flying J Travel Center 8.9 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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