Rest Areas Canada

Rest area

Nanoose Rest Area

Highway 1919 East Island Highway Southbound km 362

Nanoose Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 19 (East 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

8.9 km north of Nanaimo

Facilities

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

Toilet type: Chemical 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 washrooms
None recorded
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
None recorded

Toward Port Hardy

Next stop
Buckley Bay Rest Area 63 km
Next washrooms
Buckley Bay Rest Area 63 km
Next drinking water on record
Buckley Bay Rest Area 63 km
Next truck parking
Buckley Bay Rest Area 63 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 →

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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