Rest Areas Canada

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Summit Lake Rest Area

Highway 66 Vernon-Slocan Highway Northbound km 213

Summit Lake Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 6 (Vernon-Slocan Highway), British Columbia. It serves northbound traffic. It has washrooms, picnic tables, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins. There is no truck parking.

At a glance

Season
Open April 16 to October 15
Washrooms
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
No
Sani-dump
Not recorded

Where it is

18 km south of Nakusp

Facilities

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

Not available here

  • No truck parking

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
Silverton Lookout 40 km
Next washrooms
Silverton Lookout 40 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Silverton Lookout 40 km

Toward Vernon

Next stop
Rest area near Summit Lake 0.1 km
Next washrooms
Fauquier Rest Area 77 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Fauquier Rest Area 77 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 6 →

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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