• Toilets
  • Shelter
  • Truck parking
  • Accessible toilet

Rest area

Cowan Rest Area

M1 Pacific Highway Northbound km 868

Cowan Rest Area is a rest area on the Pacific Highway (M1), New South Wales, Australia. It serves northbound traffic. It has toilets, truck parking, a shelter and accessible toilets.

At a glance

Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
Yes
Dump point
Not recorded

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Truck parking
  • Shelter
  • Accessible toilet
  • Rubbish bins

Can I stay overnight here?

New South Wales: The NSW Government says you must not camp in rest areas; no maximum stay is published. Stop to rest when tired and follow the signs.

Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →

Along the Pacific Highway

Towards Sydney

Next stop
None recorded
Next toilets
None recorded
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
None recorded

Towards Brisbane

Next toilets
Mooney Mooney Point Rest Area 10 km
Next drinking water on record
Ourimbah Rest Area 44 km
Next truck parking
Hawkesbury River Stopping Bay 10 km

Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Pacific Highway rest areas →

Nearby stops

Where this information comes from

  • Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • Facilities: Transport for NSW (data as of 24 August 2026). CC BY 4.0
  • Directory updated 27 September 2026.

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