Rest areas
Rest areas,
Paul Smedley
Travelling along Australia’s highways will get you to every corner of this great land, from the barren plains of the Nullarbor to the lush, tropical beauty of Kakadu. But there comes a time when every traveller needs to stop, rest and revive. The rest areas that line our highways offer amenities from showers to shade and, in some cases, space for a brief overnight stop. After all, there are so many wonderful places to explore that it’s worth taking the time easing your way across the many kilometres.
- Barrier Highway
- Bruxner Highway Ballina-Boggabilla
- Great Inland Way - Lithgow-Qld border
- Gwydir Highway
- Hume Highway
- Kamilaroi Highway: Bourke – Willow Tree
- Kidman Way
- Kings Highway
- Mid Western Highway
- Mitchell Highway
- Murray Valley Highway
- New England Highway
- Newell Highway
- Olympic Highway
- Oxley Highway
- Pacific Highway
- Princes Highway
- Snowy Mountains Highway
- Sturt Highway
- Waterfall Way
Barrier Highway, Nyngan-South Australian border
- Nyngan park area, Nyngan
- Hermidale rest area, Hermidale
- Florida rest area, Canbelego
- Cobar rest area, Cobar
- Meadow Glen rest area, Cubba
- Bulla Park rest area, Noona
- Baden Park rest area, Wilcannia
- MacCullochs Range rest area, Wilcannia
- Netallie Hill rest area, Wilcannia
- Dolo rest area, Wilcannia
- Spring Hills rest area, Little Topar
- Little Topar rest area, Little Topar
- Thackaringa Hills rest area, Broken Hill
Bruxner Highway Ballina-Boggabilla
- Casino park area, Casino
- Mallanganee park area, Mallanganee
- Crooked Creek rest area, Sandy Hill
- Bonshaw park area, Bonshaw
- Bonshaw Weir camping area, Bonshaw
- Yetman park area, Yetman
Great Inland Way - Lithgow-Qld border
- Capertee park area, Capertee
- Ilford park area, Ilford
- Mudgee park area, Mudgee
- Dunedoo park area, Dunedoo
- Mendooran rest area, Mendooran
- Wallumburrawang Creek rest area, Breelong
- Castlereagh River rest area, Armatree
- Gulargambone park area, Gulargambone
- Gulargambone North rest area, Gulargambone
- John Oxley rest area, Gulargambone
- Coonamble park area, Coonamble
- Walgett camping area, Walgett
- Walgett park area, Walgett
- Lightning Ridge rest area, Lightning Ridge
Gwydir Highway, Moree-Grafton
- Gum Flat camping area, Biniguy
- Gravesend camping area, Gravesend
- Warialda Creek rest area, Warialda
- Warialda park area, Warialda
- Koorligur rest area, Warialda
- Dumboy Creek rest area, Delungra
- Bells rest area, Little Plain
- McIlveen Lookout park area, Inverell
- Inverell park area, Inverell
- Runnymede rest area, Inverell
- Swan Brook rest area, Swan Vale
- Beardy Waters Woodland park area, Shannon Vale
- Mulligans Hut camping area, Gibraltar Range
- Lollback rest area, Jackadgery
Hume Highway, Sydney-Albury
- Dalys Clearing camping area, Belanglo
- Gordon VC rest area, Sutton Forest
- Mackey VC rest area, Sutton Forest
- Kingsbury VC rest area, Penrose
- Wingello camping area, Wingello
- Chowne VC rest area, Marulan
- Derrick VC rest area, Boxers Creek
- French VC rest area, Yarra
- Mundoonan No. 2 rest area, Jerrawa
- Bookham rest area, Bookham
- Coolac rest area, Coolac
- Mingay rest area, Coolac
- Kilgowlah Creek rest area, Tarcutta
- Kyeamba Gap East rest area, Kyeamba
- Little Billabong rest area, Little Billabong
- Holbrook park area, Little Billabong
- Mullengandra rest area, Mullengandra
Kamilaroi Highway: Bourke – Willow Tree
- Four Mile Reserve camping area, Brewarrina
- Brewarrina Bridge rest area, Brewarrina
- Cato Bridge rest area, Brewarrina
- The Big Warrambool rest area, Walgett
- Burren Bore camping area, Burren Junction
- Wee Waa park area, Wee Waa
- Boggabri North rest area, Boggabri
- Gins Leap rest area, Boggabri
- Boggabri South rest area, Boggabri
- Gunnedah South rest area, Gunnedah
- Square Bush rest area, Breeza
- Quirindi park area, Quirindi
- Braefield rest area, Braefield
Kidman Way, Newell Hwy-Bourke
- Coleambally park area, Coleambally
- Darlington Point camping area, Darlington Point
- Nugan Bend Rest Area, Hanwood
- Griffith park area, Griffith
- Merriwagga park area, Merriwagga
- Hillston rest area, Hillston
- Lachlan River rest area, Wallanthery
- Gilgunnia rest area, Gilgunnia
- Curraweena rest area, Gunderbooka
- Kinchela rest area, Bourke
Kings Highway
- Brooks Hill rest area, Bungendore
- Warri rest area, Larbert
- Majors Creek camping area, Majors Creek
- Araluen Creek camping area, Araluen
Mid Western Highway, Hay-Sydney
- Sandy Point camping area, Hay
- Hay park area, Hay
- Illilawa camping area, Hay
- Goolgowi rest area, Goolgowi
- Goolgowi park area, Goolgowi
- Rankins Springs park area, Rankins Springs
- Weethalle rest area, Weethalle
- Caragabal park area, Caragabal
- Weddin View rest area, Piney Range
- Ben Halls Cave camping area, Piney Range
- Holy Camp camping area, Grenfell
- Grenfell rest area, Grenfell
- Tyagong Creek rest area, Bumbaldry
- Cowra park area, Cowra
- Cowra rest area, Cowra
- Fullers Lane rest area, Carcoar
- Blayney park area, Blayney
- Bathurst park area, Kelso
- Sunny Corner camping area, Sunny Corner
- Lake Wallace park area, Wallerawang
Mitchell Highway, Bathurst-Barringun
- The Rocks rest area, Vittoria
- Macquarie Wood camping area, Vittoria
- Shadforth rest area, Shadforth
- Orange park area, Orange
- Gamboola rest area, Belgravia
- Kingsley Fairborough park area, Molong
- Molong park area, Molong
- Bell River rest area, Larras Lee
- Two Mile Creek rest area, Cundumbul
- Apsley rest area, Apsley
- Geurie rest area, Geurie
- Burrabadine rest area, Bunglegumbie
- Narromine rest area, Narromine
- Narromine park area, Narromine
- Trangie park area, Trangie
- Girilambone rest area, Girilambone
- Coolabah park area, Coolabah
- Bahloo rest area, Byrock
- Byrock park area, Byrock
- Latoka rest area, Bourke
- Bourke park area, Bourke
- Tuncoona rest area, Bourke
Murray Valley Highway, Robinvale-Wodonga
- Boundary Bend East park area, Boundary Bend
- Piangil North rest area, Piangil
- Wood Wood park area, Wood Wood
- Wood Wood camping area, Wood Wood
- Nyah Forest camping area, Nyah
- Nyah park area, Nyah
- Swan Hill park area, Swan Hill
- Lake Boga park area, Lake Boga
- Lake Charm rest area, Lake Charm
- Ibis Rookery park area, Reedy Lake
- Apex park area, Reedy Lake
- Kerang park area, Kerang
- Cohuna park area, Cohuna
- Gunbower park area, Gunbower
- Turner Bend camping area, Torrumbarry
- Wharparilla Flora Reserve rest area, Wharparilla
- Echuca park area, Echuca
- Goulburn River rest area, Wyuna
- Morgans Beach camping area, Bearii
- Strathmerton park area, Strathmerton
- Apex Beach camping area, Koonoomoo
- Pebbly Beach camping area, Koonoomoo
- Finley Beach camping area, Koonoomoo
- Mulberry Beach camping area, Koonoomoo
- Scotts Beach camping area, Cobram
- Horseshoe Lagoon camping area, Cobram
- Bourkes Bend rest area, Burramine
- Bourkes Bend No. 1 camping area, Burramine
- Bourkes Bend No. 2 camping area, Burramine
- Bourkes Bend No. 3 camping area, Burramine
- Nevins East Beach camping area, Burramine
- Bruces Beach No.1 camping area, Burramine
- Bruces Beach No. 2 camping area, Burramine
- Forges Beach No. 1 camping area, Mulwala
- Forges Beach No. 2 camping area, Yarrawonga
- Yarrawonga West rest area, Yarrawonga
- Greenbank camping area, Yarrawonga
- Yarrawonga park area, Yarrawonga
- Bundalong rest area, Bundalong
- Lower Ovens Regional Park camping area, Brimin
- Lake Moodemere camping area, Rutherglen
- Rutherglen park area, Rutherglen
- Police Paddocks camping area, Carlyle
- Howlong rest area, Howlong
- Browns Plains rest area, Browns Plains
- Ebden Reserve park area, Ebden
- Ludlows Reserve rest area, Ebden
- Tallangatta park area, Tallangatta
- Shelley Forest camping area, Shelley
- Corryong park area, Corryong
- Clarke Lagoon camping area, Tintaldra
- Gadds Bend camping area, Walwa
New England Highway, Newcastle-Queensland border
- Pothana Lane rest area, Belford
- Golden Highway Junction rest area, Whittingham
- Singleton park area, Singleton
- Rixs Creek rest area, Rixs Creek
- Vietnam War Memorial park area, Muswellbrook
- Aberdeen park area, Aberdeen
- Scone park area, Scone
- Burning Mountain rest area, Murulla
- Blandford park area, Blandford
- Wallabadah rest area, Wallabadah
- Teamsters Rest camping area, Crawney
- Swamp Creek camping area, Nundle
- Sheba Dams camping area, Hanging Rock
- Ponderosa Park camping area, Hanging Rock
- Bowling Alley Point camping area, Bowling Alley Point
- Woolomin Reserve camping area, Peel Valley
- Moonbi Lookout rest area, Moonbi
- Bendemeer camping area, Bendemeer
- Bendemeer park area, Bendemeer
- Kyabra rest area, Kentucky
- Thunderbolts Rock park area, Uralla
- Uralla park area, Uralla
- Dumaresq Dam camping area, Dumaresq
- Mother of Ducks Lagoon camping area, Guyra
- Glencoe park area, Glencoe
- Celtic Country South rest area, Glen Innes
- Glen Innes park area, Glen Innes
- Beardy Waters rest area, Yarrowford
- Bluff Rock rest area, Bluff Rock
- Tenterfield park area, Tenterfield
Newell Highway, Tocumwal-Boggabilla
- Town Beach camping area, Tocumwal
- Finley park area, Finley
- Tongaboo rest area, Finley
- Jerilderie park area, Jerilderie
- Willawa rest area, Jerilderie
- Bundure rest area, Bundure
- Sandside rest area, Morundah
- Widgiewa rest area, Morundah
- Gillenbah rest area, Gillenbah
- Grong Grong park area, Grong Grong
- Ardlethan rest area, Ardlethan
- Ardlethan park area, Ardlethan
- Beckom rest area, Beckom
- Mirrool camping area, Mirrool
- West Wyalong park area, West Wyalong
- Marsden rest area, Back Creek
- Forbes rest area, Forbes
- Billabong Creek rest area, Parkes
- Parkes park area, Parkes
- Currajong rest area, Parkes
- Peak Hill park area, Peak Hill
- Westray rest area, Peak Hill
- Rosewood rest area, Tomingley
- Tomingley park area, Tomingley
- Wanda Wandong camping area, Obley
- Tomingley Creek rest area, Tomingley
- Panai rest area, Dungary
- Dubbo park area, Dubbo
- Terramungamine camping area, Brocklehurst
- Brocklehurst rest area, Brocklehurst
- Bulga Creek rest area, Biddon
- Tooraweenah rest area, Tooraweenah
- Hickey Falls rest area, Gowang
- Coonabarabran park area, Coonabarabran
- Yaminba rest area, The Pilliga
- Pilliga rest area, The Pilliga
- Pilliga No. 2 rest area, Bohena Creek
- Narrabri park area, Narrabri
- Edgeroi park area, Edgeroi
- Tookey Creek rest area, Bellata
- Boolooroo rest area, Moree
- Gil Gil Creek rest area, Moree
- North Star rest area, Boggabilla
Olympic Highway
- Gerogery park area, Gerogery
- Culcairn park area, Culcairn
- Henty Man rest area, Henty
- Henty park area, Henty
- Yerong Creek camping area, Yerong Creek
- The Rock park area, The Rock
- Uranquinty park area, Uranquinty
- Junee park area, Junee
- Illabo park area, Illabo
- Bethungra Dam camping area, Bethungra
- Frankland Reserve rest area, Cootamundra
- Wallendbeen rest area, Wallendbeen
- Big Spring Creek rest area, Young
- Bendick Murrell rest area, Bendick Murrell
Oxley Highway, Port Macquarie-Nevertire
- Ellenborough Reserve camping area, Ellenborough
- Stockyard Creek rest area, Mount Seaview
- Tia River rest area, Walcha
- Stoney Creek rest area, Walcha
- Walcha East rest area, Walcha
- Woolbrook rest area, Woolbrook
- Tamworth park area, East Tamworth
- Airport rest area, Westdale
- Red Bank rest area, Milroy
- Meridian rest area, Mullaley
- Oxleys Crossing rest area, Rocky Glen
- Gilgandra park area, Gilgandra
- Collie East rest area, Collie
- Warren North rest area, Beemunnel
- Warren park area, Ravenswood
- Sandy Creek rest area, Snakes Plain
Pacific Highway, Sydney-Queensland border
- Hawkesbury River rest area, Mooney Mooney
- Ourimbah Exit rest area, Ourimbah
- Medowie Road rest area, Ferodale
- Twelve Mile Hill rest area, Ferodale
- Station Creek rest area, Tea Gardens
- Browns Flat rest area, Nerong
- Nerong Waterholes rest area, Nerong
- Newmans Road rest areas, Topi Topi
- Wang Wauk rest area, Wang Wauk
- Talawahl Creek rest area, Possum Brush
- Four Mile Hill rest area, Kiwarrak
- Coopernook Forest camping area, Lansdowne Forest
- Tom Cat Creek rest area, Moorland
- Diamond Head camping area, Crowdy Bay National Park
- Burrawan rest area, Herons Creek
- Kundabung rest area, Kundabung
- Bloodwood Ridge rest area, Kundabung
- Kempsey park area, South Kempsey
- Paddys rest area, Eungai Creek
- Macksville park area, North Macksville
- Gumma Reserve camping area, Gumma
- Urunga park area, Urunga
- Woolgoolga rest area, Woolgoolga
- Halfway Creek rest area, Halfway Creek
- Glenugie Creek rest area, Glenugie
- McPhillips Creek rest area, Bom Bom
- Maclean park area, Gulmarrad
- Tabbimoble Creek rest area, Jacky Bulbin Flat
- Doubleduke rest area, Tabbimoble
- New Italy rest area, The Gap
- Trustons Hill rest area, Trustums Hill
- Woodburn park area, Woodburn
- Wardell rest area, Wardell
- Tyagarah rest area, Tyagarah
- Yelgun rest area, Billinudgel
- Sleepy Hollow rest area, Sleepy Hollow
Princes Highway, Victorian border-Sydney
- Wallagaraugh River rest area, Timbillica
- Scrubby Creek rest area, Narrabarba
- East Boyd Forest rest area, Narrabarba
- Yellowpinch Dam rest area, Yellow Pinch
- Bega Lookout park area, Angledale
- Quaama rest area, Quaama
- Mystery Bay park area, Mystery Bay
- Mystery Bay camping area, Mystery Bay
- Corunna Lake park area, Narooma
- Bodalla Forest Park rest area, Bodalla
- Dalmeny camping area, Dalmeny
- Brou Lake camping area, Bodalla
- Tuross Head park area, Tuross Head
- Congo Point camping area, Congo
- North Head camping area, Moruya
- Waldrons Swamp rest area, Moruya
- Burrill Lake park area, Burrill Lake
- Bewang park area, Bewong
Snowy Mountains Highway, Princes Hwy-Hume Hwy
- Bemboka rest area, Bemboka
- Fred Piper Memorial Lookout park area, Bemboka
- Nimmitabel park area, Nimmitabel
- Mount Gladstone Lookout rest area, Cooma
- Adaminaby park area, Adaminaby
- The Rest House park area, Kosciuszko National Park
- Kiandra park area, Kosciuszko National Park
- Yarrangobilly Village camping area, Yarrangobilly
- Talbingo park area, Talbingo
- Jounama Creek camping area, Talbingo
- Yolde camping area, Blowering
- Yachting Point camping area, Blowering
- Humes Crossing camping area, Blowering
- The Pines camping area, Blowering
- Log Bridge Creek camping area, Kosciuszko National Park
- Tumut park area, Tumut
Sturt Highway, Victorian border-Hume Highway
- Gol Gol park area, Gol Gol
- Bottle Bend camping area, Monak
- Mallee Fowl rest area, Monak
- Mail Route rest area, Monak
- Lake Benanee rest area, Euston
- Meilman East rest area, Euston
- Abbotts Tank rest area, Balranald
- Prungle Mail rest area, Balranald
- Balranald park area, Balranald
- Mamanga camping area, Balranald
- Yanga Woolshed park area, Balranald
- Junction rest area, Balranald
- Yanga Creek rest area, Yanga
- Willows camping area, Yanga
- Saint Pauls rest area, Maude
- Ravensworth rest area, Maude
- Pevensey rest area, Hay South
- Nine Mile camping area, Hay South
- Brandons Bend River Reserve camping area, Hay South
- Burrabogie camping area, Hay South
- Mulberrygong River Reserve camping area, Hay South
- Mulberrygong rest area, Carrathool
- Campbells camping area, Carrathool
- Rudds Point camping area, Carrathool
- Birdcage camping area, Darlington Point
- Birdcage rest area, Darlington Point
- Yarada rest area, Darlington Point
- Sandigo rest area, Sandigo
- Pipers Reserve camping area, Galore
- Berry Jerry rest area, Brookdale
- Oura Beach camping area, Oura
- Boranbola rest area, Alfredtown
Waterfall Way, Armidale–Pacific Highway
- Armidale park area, Armidale
- Green Gully camping area, Hillgrove
- Wollomombi rest area, Wollomombi
- Oaky Creek rest area, Wollomombi
- Little Styx River camping area, Ebor
- Thungutti camping area, Ebor
- Ebor Falls rest area, Ebor
- Dorrigo park area, Dorrigo
- Thora camping area, Thora
