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Hoomak Lake Rest Area

Highway 1919 Island Highway Southbound km 107

Hoomak Lake Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 19 (Island Highway), British Columbia. It serves southbound traffic. It has washrooms, truck parking, picnic tables, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins.

At a glance

Season
Open year-round
Washrooms
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
Yes
Sani-dump
Not recorded

Where it is

8 km south of Woss Camp

Facilities

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

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 19

Toward Nanaimo

Next stop
Rest area on Island Highway 91 km
Next washrooms
Robert's Lake Rest Area 91 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Robert's Lake Rest Area 91 km

Toward Port Hardy

Next stop
Misty Lake Rest Area 86 km
Next washrooms
Misty Lake Rest Area 86 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Misty Lake Rest Area 86 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 19 →

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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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