Rest Areas Oceania

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Firetail Rest Area

A39 Newell Highway km 863

Firetail Rest Area is a rest area on the Newell Highway (A39), New South Wales, Australia. It has toilets, truck parking, picnic tables, 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
  • Picnic tables
  • 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 Newell Highway

Towards Tocumwal

Next stop
Henwood Rest Area 12 km
Next toilets
Narrandera Visitors Centre 26 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Henwood Rest Area 12 km

Towards Goondiwindi

Next stop
Grong Grong Stopping Bay 12 km
Next toilets
Ardlethan Rest Area Northbound 28 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Grong Grong Stopping Bay 12 km

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