Rest Areas Oceania

Rest area

Colleen McLaughlin Park

A1 Bruce Highway km 177

Colleen McLaughlin Park is a rest area on the Bruce Highway (A1), Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, drinking water, truck parking, picnic tables, a shelter, showers and accessible toilets. There is no a dump point.

At a glance

Overnight stay
20 hours
Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Truck parking
Yes
Dump point
No

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Drinking water
  • Truck parking
  • Picnic tables
  • Shelter
  • Showers
  • Accessible toilet
  • Rubbish bins
  • Lighting

Not available here

  • No dump point

Can I stay overnight here?

Queensland: You may stay up to 20 hours in any 24-hour period at a rest area, unless signs say otherwise.

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

Along the Bruce Highway

Towards Brisbane

Next stop
Rest area near Damper Creek 7.9 km
Next toilets
Rest area near Damper Creek 7.9 km
Next drinking water on record
Rest area near Ingham 52 km
Next truck parking
Rest area near Damper Creek 7.9 km

Towards Cairns

Next stop
Bilyana Rest Area 22 km
Next toilets
Bilyana Rest Area 22 km
Next drinking water on record
Tully visitor and heritage centre 43 km
Next truck parking
Bilyana Rest Area 22 km

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

Nearby stops

Where this information comes from

  • Facilities: Department of Transport and Main Roads (Qld) (data as of 5 August 2021). CC BY 3.0 AU
  • Directory updated 27 September 2026.

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