Rest Areas Oceania

Truck bay

Hawkesbury River Stopping Bay

M1 Pacific Highway Northbound km 858

Hawkesbury River Stopping Bay is a truck bay on the Pacific Highway (M1), New South Wales, Australia. It serves northbound traffic. It has toilets, truck parking, picnic tables and a shelter.

At a glance

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

Heavy vehicles only

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Truck parking
  • Picnic tables
  • Shelter
  • 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.

  • This stop is signed for heavy vehicles only. Cars and caravans should use another stop.

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

Along the Pacific Highway

Towards Sydney

Next toilets
Mooney Mooney Point Rest Area 0.2 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
None recorded

Towards Brisbane

Next stop
Deerubbun Reserve Rest Area 0.2 km
Next toilets
Deerubbun Reserve Rest Area 0.2 km
Next drinking water on record
Ourimbah Rest Area 34 km
Next truck parking
Wyong Service Centre Northbound 44 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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