Rest Areas Canada

Rest area

American Railway Rest Area

Highway 33 Crowsnest Highway Eastbound km 194

American Railway Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway), British Columbia. It serves eastbound traffic. It has washrooms, picnic tables and accessible washrooms. There is no truck parking.

At a glance

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

Where it is

5.5 km west of Keremeos

Facilities

  • Washrooms
  • Picnic tables
  • Accessible washroom
  • Garbage bins

Not available here

  • No truck parking

Toilet type: Pit toilets

Open 24 hours

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
Anarchist Mountain Rest Area 71 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Anarchist Mountain Rest Area 71 km

Toward Hope

Next stop
Rest area near Ashnola 10 4.3 km
Next washrooms
Hope Slide Rest Area 177 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Hope Slide Rest Area 177 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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