Rest Areas Canada

Rest area

Zopkios Rest Area

Highway 55 Coquihalla Highway Southbound km 496

Zopkios Rest Area is a rest area on Highway 5 (Coquihalla Highway), British Columbia. It serves southbound traffic. It has washrooms, truck parking, picnic tables and accessible washrooms.

At a glance

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

Where it is

78 km south of Merritt

Facilities

  • Washrooms
  • Truck parking
  • Picnic tables
  • Accessible washroom
  • Garbage bins

Toilet type: Flush 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 5

Toward Hope

Next stop
Zopkios Rest Area 0.9 km
Next washrooms
Zopkios Rest Area 0.9 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
None recorded

Toward Valemount

Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Coquihalla Lakes Northbound Rest Area 8.4 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 5 →

Nearby stops

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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