Sparwood Scales Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway), British Columbia. It serves westbound traffic. It has 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
17 km east of Sparwood
Facilities
- Washrooms
- 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.
Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →
Along Highway 3
Toward Fernie
- Next stop
- None recorded
- Next washrooms
- None recorded
- Next drinking water on record
- None recorded
- Next truck parking
- None recorded
Toward Hope
- Next stop
- Olson Rest Area 30 km
- Next washrooms
- Olson Rest Area 30 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Kidd Creek Rest Area 225 km
- Next truck parking
- Olson Rest Area 30 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
- Crowsnest Rest Area Rest area · 1.1 km
- Rest area near Crowsnest Rest area · 5.2 km
- Ingham Rest Area Rest area · 14 km
- Olson Rest Area Rest area · 16 km
- Caithness Creek Rest Area Rest area · 49 km
- Elko Junction Rest Area Rest area · 50 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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