Thunderbolt's Rock is a rest area on the New England Highway (A15), New South Wales, Australia. It has picnic tables. There are no toilets or drinking water.
At a glance
- Toilets
- No
- Drinking water
- No
- Truck parking
- Not recorded
- Dump point
- Not recorded
Facilities
- Picnic tables
Not available here
- No toilets
- No drinking water
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 New England Highway
Towards Newcastle
- Next stop
- Chilcotts Swamp Rest Area 4.3 km
- Next toilets
- War Memorial Park - Bendemeer 41 km
- Next drinking water on record
- None recorded
- Next truck parking
- Chilcotts Swamp Rest Area 4.3 km
Towards Yarraman
- Next stop
- Barley Fields Road Uralla Rest Area 7.6 km
- Next toilets
- Barley Fields Road Uralla Rest Area 7.6 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Barley Fields Road Uralla Rest Area 7.6 km
- Next truck parking
- Stringybark Hill Rest Area 34 km
Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. New England Highway rest areas →
Nearby stops
- Chilcotts Swamp Rest Area Rest area · 4.2 km
- Barley Fields Road Uralla Rest Area Rest area · 7.5 km
- Kyabia Stopping Bay Rest area · 10 km
- Rest area near Kentucky South Rest area · 15 km
- Muswell Hill Rest Area Rest area · 24 km
- Rest area near Armidale Rest area · 25 km
Where this information comes from
- Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Directory updated 27 September 2026.
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