Needles Rest Area

Vernon-Slocan Highway Westbound km 134

Needles Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 6 (Vernon-Slocan 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

Needles Ferry Terminal

Facilities

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

Toilet type: Flush 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 6

Toward Trail

Next stop: Service centre near Nakusp 58 km
Next washrooms: Summit Lake Rest Area 79 km
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: None recorded

Toward Vernon

Next stop: Rest area near Cherryville 91 km
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 6 →

Nearby stops

Fauquier Rest Area Rest area · 1.3 km
Lost Lake Rest Area (Monashee Summit) Rest area · 35 km
Summit Lake Rest Area Rest area · 45 km
Rest area near Summit Lake Rest area · 45 km
Service centre near Nakusp Service centre · 46 km
Lemon Creek Rest Area Rest area · 48 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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