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Shadforth Reserve Rest Area

A32 Mitchell Highway (Dubbo – Bathurst) km 143

Shadforth Reserve Rest Area is a rest area on the Mitchell Highway (Dubbo – Bathurst) (A32), 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

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 Mitchell Highway (Dubbo – Bathurst)

Towards Bathurst

Next stop
Vittoria Rest Area 20 km
Next toilets
Vittoria Rest Area 20 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Vittoria Rest Area 20 km

Towards Dubbo

Next stop
Chinamans Bend Rest Area 8.6 km
Next toilets
Gamboola Rest Area 30 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Chinamans Bend Rest Area 8.6 km

Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Mitchell Highway (Dubbo – Bathurst) 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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