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Home > BC's Trans-Canada Highway > Hope to Kamloops Itinerary
British Columbia Trans-Canada Highway Route: Hope, BC and Kamloops via the #5 Coquihalla (toll) Highway
Here is the itinerary for the 204 km along the #5 Coquihalla (toll) Highway between Hope, BC and Kamloops, BC:
Travellers can save 75 minutes driving time between Kamloops and Hope The road is fast, twinned (ie Interstate/Autobahn standards) and passes through spectacular rugged mountain scenery. Travelling northbound from Hope, Highway 5 follows the Coquihalla River until near the toll booth, then follows the Coldwater River to Merritt. The Coquihalla Highway climbs to the summit of 1240 metre high (4068 ft) Coquihalla Pass and then crosses the top of the Thompson Plateau.
This shortcut is a toll highway, and costs $10 (2007) for cars with higher tolls for multi-axle vehicles and trucks (more on tolls). On September 25, 2008 BC's Premier annnounced that the tolls will be removed in October since the highway, built for the 1986 World's Fair, is now fully paid for.
Avalanche chutes scar the mountainsides and are a visible reminder of the steep terrain that surrounds the highway. Avalanche guns mounted on platforms beside the highway battle the elements to keep the highway open in winter, just like at Rogers Pass and at Revelstoke, to the east.
The forests here are home to Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine, and sub-alpine fir at higher elevations, with Douglas fir and ponderosa pine at lower elevations and on benchlands. The forests and the high plateau grasslands support moose, mule deer, bears, and grouse, with some elk and mountain goats in the south. There are lots of hiking trails for travelers to get out an enjoy the surrounding nature.
Merritt is a hub where three highways converge the 5, 5A, and 8. Using 5A, you can access highway 97C to and from the Okanagan, at Peachland, just southwest of Kelowna.
BC Highways road condition reports for this segment.
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and
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0 | 204 | Junction Highway 1 and Highway 3 | Hope | Map Zoom |
0 | 204 | Exit #170 WB, to Old Yale Rd, and Trans-Canada 1 North | Hope | Map Zoom |
3 | 201 | Exit #173 Old Yale Rd | Hope | Map Zoom |
7 | 197 | EB Exit #177, Highway #3 junction with Coquihalla Highway | | Map Zoom |
8 | 196 | Exit #177, junction with #5 Coquihalla Southbound interchange with Highway 3, Crowsnest Hihgway | | Map Zoom |
14 | 190 | Peers Creek Rd underpass | | Map Zoom |
14 | 190 | Exit #183 Othello Rd exit, W to Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park and Othello Tunnels | | Map Zoom |
19 | 185 | 10 Mile Creek crossing | | Map Zoom |
21 | 183 | Bridge over Deneau Creek | | Map Zoom |
23 | 181 | Crossing Coquihalla River | | Map Zoom |
24 | 180 | Exit #192 turnaround EB Exit, to Kettle Creek Railway trails at Boston ar Creek | | Map Zoom |
25 | 179 | Exit #192 turnaround WB Exit, to Kettle Creek Railway trails at Boston ar Creek | | Map Zoom |
27 | 177 | Exit #195 Caroline Mines Rd, turnaround | | Map Zoom |
31 | 173 | Exit #200 | | Map Zoom |
33 | 171 | Exit #202, Portia and U-turn | | Map Zoom |
35 | 169 | Chain Up Area, Pull off | | Map Zoom |
51 | 153 | Coquihalla Summit | | Map Zoom |
54 | 150 | Exit #221 Coquihalla Summit Rec Area | | Map Zoom |
58 | 146 | Coquihalla Toll Booth | Toll Booth | Map Zoom |
59 | 145 | Exit #228 EB: Coquihalla Lakes Rest Area | | Map Zoom |
60 | 144 | Exit #228 WB: Coquihalla Lakes Rest Area | | Map Zoom |
62 | 142 | Coldwater Lake, to West of hwy | | Map Zoom |
63 | 141 | Exit to Nicola Provincial Forest | | Map Zoom |
66 | 138 | Juliet Creek Rd overpass | | Map Zoom |
70 | 134 | Juliet Creek Exits, access to Juliet Station airfiled | | Map Zoom |
71 | 133 | Murray Lake Rd Exit WB/SB only | | Map Zoom |
72 | 132 | Crossing Coldwater River bridge, rapids N of hwy | | Map Zoom |
83 | 121 | Connecting Rd, access to Coldwater River PP, camping | | Map Zoom |
86 | 118 | Exit #250 Brodie Siding Rd (SE) & Fig Lake Rd (NW) observe sharp twist in rail track E of hwy | | Map Zoom |
89 | 115 | Exit #256 Coldwater Rd (N/W) access to Paul's Basin Indian Reserve (15 km), Brookmere Rd (S/E) | | Map Zoom |
89 | 115 | Road overpass | | Map Zoom |
108 | 96 | Exit #276 Comstock Rd access to Coldwater Indian Reserve 1 (10 km), and hiking trails | | Map Zoom |
114 | 90 | Exit #286 Junction Highway 5A & 97C (Nicola Ave), W to town of Merritt (2 km), all services, ccess to Joeyaska Indian Reserve 2 (1 km), Nicola Mameet Indian Reserve 1 (8 km), E to Kentucky Aleyne PP (27 km) and Peachland (100) in the Okanagan Valley | Merritt | Map Zoom |
124 | 80 | Exit #290 Junction Highway 5A (Voght St) Merritt, E to Merritt Airfield (1 kn), Nicola Lake (9 km), Zoht Indian Reserve 4 (10 km), Monk Lake PP (20 km) | Merritt | Map Zoom |
140 | 64 | Helmer Rd underpass | | Map Zoom |
140 | 64 | Exit # 315 Helmer Rd & U-turn view of Helmer Lake to W of hwy | | Map Zoom |
160 | 44 | Surrey-Sussex Lakes to E of hwy | | Map Zoom |
169 | 35 | Exit #336 Meadow Creek Rd W to Surey & Sussex Lakes, E to Walloper Lake PP, camping | | Map Zoom |
174 | 30 | Chuwheis Mountain Rd (W) Lac Le Jeune Rd (E) underpass (no access), Stake Lake to E of hwy, W to Lac Le Jeune PP, camping | | Map Zoom |
176 | 28 | Desmond Lake to W of hway | | Map Zoom |
181 | 23 | Exit #355 Sugarloaf Rd, tails to Sugarloaf Mountain E of hwy | | Map Zoom |
185 | 19 | Sugarloaf Rd underpass | | Map Zoom |
188 | 16 | Exit #362 Junction Highway 1 WB | | Map Zoom |
192 | 12 | Exit #366 Copperhead Dr (S) Hillside Rd (N) | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
194 | 10 | Exit #367 Pacific Way, exit to Kenna Cartwright Park (N) | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
195 | 9 | Exit #368 Junction Princeton Kamloops Hwy (5A) (S), Hillside Way (N) | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
196 | 8 | Exit #369 Columbia Way (N) Exit EB only | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
198 | 6 | Exit #370 Summit Dr underpass, Exit WB only | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
200 | 4 | Peterson Creek, Glenfair Peterson Creek Park | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
204 | 0 | Exit #374 Junction Yellowhead Highway (5) | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and
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