Rest Areas Oceania

Rest area

E.W. FORD Park

A1 Bruce Highway Southbound km 434

E.W. FORD Park is a rest area on the Bruce Highway (A1), Queensland, Australia. It serves southbound traffic. It has toilets, drinking water, truck parking, picnic tables, barbecues and a shelter. 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
  • Barbecue
  • Shelter
  • 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
Wilson Creek Rest Area 27 km
Next toilets
Guthalungra Rest Area 55 km
Next drinking water on record
Guthalungra Rest Area 55 km
Next truck parking
Wilson Creek Rest Area 27 km

Towards Cairns

Next stop
Comfort Stop 0.8 km
Next toilets
Comfort Stop 0.8 km
Next drinking water on record
Comfort Stop 0.8 km
Next truck parking
Comfort Stop 0.8 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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