Misty Lake Rest Area

Island Highway Northbound km 21

Misty Lake Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 19 (Island Highway), British Columbia. It serves northbound traffic. It has washrooms, truck parking, picnic tables 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

16 km north of Port Mcneill

Facilities

Washrooms
Truck parking
Picnic tables
Bear-proof bins
Garbage bins

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.

Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →

Along Highway 19

Toward Nanaimo

Next stop: Eagles Nest Rest Area 74 km
Next washrooms: Eagles Nest Rest Area 74 km
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: Eagles Nest Rest Area 74 km

Toward Port Hardy

Next stop: None recorded
Next washrooms: None recorded
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: None recorded

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 19 →

Nearby stops

Eagles Nest Rest Area Rest area · 59 km
Hoomak Lake Rest Area Rest area · 69 km
Eve River Rest Area Rest area · 80 km
Keta Lake Rest Area Rest area · 94 km
Rest area on Island Highway Rest area · 129 km
Robert's Lake Rest Area Rest area · 129 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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