Live DriveBC cameras and road events on Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt, including the summit at 1,244 m (4,081 ft) and the Great Bear Snowshed.
Every camera in the feed within 45 miles. Tap one to load its latest frame. Park camera frames are large, about 1.5 MB each.
Road-surface and pass reports within 45 miles, as DriveBC posts them, plus weather alerts.
Closures, crashes and hazards within 45 miles, from DriveBC. Full closures are marked in red.
Work zones and lane restrictions within 45 miles.
Active fires within 45 miles, from the national NIFC feed, nearest first. Prescribed burns are marked.
The Coquihalla is a four-lane freeway, but it climbs about 1,200 m from Hope in under 60 km and gets heavy snow. Here is what applies.
BC requires winter tires (M+S or the mountain snowflake) or chains on Highway 5 from October 1. Signs at Hope and Merritt show the dates in force. Commercial trucks must carry chains in that window and use the chain-up areas when DriveBC calls for them.
Highway 5 closes for crashes, spun-out trucks and avalanche control, sometimes for hours. When it does, the detours are Highway 3 through Princeton or Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon, both much longer. Check the map before you leave Hope.
Cross at Sumas–Abbotsford, take Highway 1 east to Hope, then Highway 5. The cameras here start near Box Canyon and run to the Coquihalla Lakes area.
Closures and incidents on Highway 5 show on the map above from DriveBC. Red markers are closures. See every BC camera on the BC cameras page.
Yes. BC requires winter tires or chains on Highway 5 from October 1. Signs at Hope and Merritt show the dates in force.
1,244 m, or 4,081 ft. Compare Snoqualmie Pass at about 3,000 ft and Stevens Pass at about 4,060 ft.
About 115 km (71 mi) from Hope to Merritt, then the highway continues to Kamloops.
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