- Washrooms
- Accessible washroom
- Bear-proof bins
Truck rest area
Hamilton Brake Check Rest Area
Princeton-Kamloops Highway Westbound
Hamilton Brake Check Rest Area is a truck rest area on Highway 5A (Princeton-Kamloops Highway), British Columbia. It serves westbound traffic. It has washrooms, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins. There are no picnic tables.
At a glance
- Season
- Open year-round
- Washrooms
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Not recorded
- Truck parking
- Not recorded
- Sani-dump
- Not recorded
Where it is
10 km east of Merritt
Facilities
- Washrooms
- Accessible washroom
- Bear-proof bins
- Garbage bins
Not available here
- No picnic tables
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.
- This is a brake check area, where trucks stop to check their brakes before a long downgrade. Keep the truck lanes clear.
Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →
Nearby stops
- Clapperton Chain Up Rest Area Rest area · 9.3 km
- Nicola Lake Rest Area Rest area · 9.4 km
- Rest area near Nicola Rest area · 9.6 km
- Clapperton Brake Check Truck rest area · 22 km
- Loon Lake Chainup Rest Area Rest area · 25 km
- Loon Lake Rest Area Rest area · 26 km
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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