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I spent 6 weeks traveling and camping in Western Alberta and through BC, then lived in Vancouver, BC for 3 years with side trips. The first thing you will notice in CA is that many of the main roads are two lane roads or highways. Traveling in Western Canada is EXTREMELY refreshing after being an experienced US road tripper. I quickly realized in Alberta and especially in BC, that there are Provincial campgrounds EVERYWHERE! look for the little tent icons in any Atlas, you'll notice a lot more of them North of the border. After a day or two traveling in CA, I realized there was no need to plan that evenings stop, that there would always be a Provincial Campground around the next corner and most often in a beautiful spot with no croud and very affordable (14-20$CDN/per night) This was 5 years ago. Anyway, regarding rest areas, Canada does not have an "Interprovincial" system like the US Interstate system (with the exception of maybe CA1, which I would recommend you avoid, unless necessary) The views and scenery that you most likely want to see will mostly not be on CA1. So rest areas, not so much, but plenty of places to pull over that have bathrooms, beautiful views and friendly people. Have Fun!
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