Rest Areas Canada

Rest area

Olson Rest Area

Highway 33 Crowsnest Highway Westbound km 805

Olson Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway), British Columbia. It serves westbound traffic. It has washrooms, truck parking, picnic tables, accessible washrooms and bear-proof garbage bins.

At a glance

Season
Open April 1 to October 15
Washrooms
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
Yes
Sani-dump
Not recorded

Where it is

12.5 km west of Sparwood

Facilities

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

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 3

Toward Fernie

Next stop
Ingham Rest Area 2.6 km
Next washrooms
Ingham Rest Area 2.6 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Ingham Rest Area 2.6 km

Toward Hope

Next stop
Caithness Creek Rest Area 55 km
Next washrooms
Caithness Creek Rest Area 55 km
Next drinking water on record
Kidd Creek Rest Area 196 km
Next truck parking
Kidd Creek Rest Area 196 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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