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Polywog Rest Area

Highway 2020 Alexander MacKenzie Highway Westbound km 245

Polywog Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 20 (Alexander MacKenzie Highway), British Columbia. It serves westbound 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

15 km east of Tatla Lake

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 20

Toward Williams Lake

Next stop
Hanceville Rest Area 127 km
Next washrooms
Hanceville Rest Area 127 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Hanceville Rest Area 127 km

Toward Bella Coola

Next stop
Tweedsmuir Chain Off Area Wb 137 km
Next washrooms
Tweedsmuir Chain Off Area Wb 137 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Tweedsmuir Chain Off Area Wb 137 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 20 →

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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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