Rest Areas Canada

Rest area

Wilgress Rest Area

Highway 33 Crowsnest Highway Westbound km 346

Wilgress Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway), British Columbia. It serves westbound traffic. It has washrooms, picnic tables, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins. There is no drinking water or truck parking.

At a glance

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

Where it is

26 km west of Grand Forks

Facilities

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

Not available here

  • No drinking water
  • No truck parking

Toilet type: Composting 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 3

Toward Fernie

Next washrooms
Castlegar Weigh Scale Rest Area 122 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Castlegar Weigh Scale Rest Area 122 km

Toward Hope

Next washrooms
Service centre near Rock Creek 48 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Hope Slide Rest Area 329 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 3 →

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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