On the east side of the highway, the camera is mounted on the last light standard south of the Wire Cache Rest Area. It looks north over the rest area and up Highway 5.
This is a really nice rest area, with nice facilities, lots of parking for cars, trucks and RV and set right beside the North Thompson River. Pretty much in wilderness country, this is 175 kilometers north of Kamloops.
Visiting
Given that it's possible to "Replay The Day" on the web cam's web page, one need only stand at the coordinates for at least two minutes to ensure that they're captured on a minimum of one frame, then find and save the appropriate image later that day. Alternatively, if one has an internet connection in their hand tuned to the URL below, they only need wait until they appear on their screen, then save that frame.
The image below is essentially real time and will update every 2 minutes, but only if you update the page manually. BC Highway webcams are owned and operated by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. They are accessible online at
DriveBC.
