• Shelter
  • Barbecue

Rest area

Taylor Creek Rest Area

A87 Stuart Highway km 1,169

Taylor Creek Rest Area is a rest area on the Stuart Highway (A87), Northern Territory, Australia. It has barbecues and a shelter.

At a glance

Overnight stay
24 hours (policy)
Toilets
Not recorded
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
Not recorded
Dump point
Not recorded

Facilities

  • Barbecue
  • Shelter

Can I stay overnight here?

Northern Territory: Many rest stops are labelled either "24 hour overnight camping allowed" or "camping not permitted"; NT policy limits stays to 24 hours.

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

Along the Stuart Highway

Towards Port Augusta

Next stop
Mount Stuart Reserve 108 km
Next toilets
Prowse Gap 176 km
Next drinking water on record
Ryan Well Historical Reserve 198 km
Next truck parking
Prowse Gap 176 km

Towards Darwin

Next stop
Wauchope Rest Area 70 km
Next toilets
Rest area near Elsey 716 km
Next drinking water on record
Rest area near Elsey 716 km
Next truck parking
None recorded

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

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Where this information comes from

  • Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • Directory updated 27 September 2026.

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