Wauchope Rest Area is a rest area on the Stuart Highway (A87), Northern Territory, Australia. It has picnic tables 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
- Picnic tables
- 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
- Taylor Creek Rest Area 70 km
- Next toilets
- Prowse Gap 246 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Ryan Well Historical Reserve 268 km
- Next truck parking
- Prowse Gap 246 km
Towards Darwin
- Next stop
- Bonney Well Rest Area 27 km
- Next toilets
- Rest area near Elsey 646 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Rest area near Elsey 646 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 →
Nearby stops
- Bonney Well Rest Area Rest area · 24 km
- Taylor Creek Rest Area Rest area · 68 km
- Rest area near Nyinkkanyunu Rest area · 109 km
- Threeways Roadhouse Service centre · 134 km
Where this information comes from
- Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Directory updated 27 September 2026.
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