Rest Areas Canada

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Birch Island Rest Area

Highway 55 Highway 5 Northbound km 205

Birch Island Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 5, 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 15 to October 14
Washrooms
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
No
Sani-dump
Not recorded

Where it is

13 km north of Clearwater

Facilities

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

Not available here

  • No truck parking

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 5

Toward Hope

Next stop
Little Fort Rest Area 40 km
Next washrooms
Little Fort Rest Area 40 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Little Fort Rest Area 40 km

Toward Valemount

Next stop
Wire Cache Rest Area 43 km
Next washrooms
Wire Cache Rest Area 43 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Wire Cache Rest Area 43 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 5 →

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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