El Arish Rest Area is a rest area on the Bruce Highway (A1), Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, water that should be treated before drinking, truck parking, picnic tables and a shelter. There is no drinking water or a dump point.
At a glance
- Overnight stay
- 20 hours
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Untreated only
- Truck parking
- Yes
- Dump point
- No
Facilities
- Toilets
- Water (treat before drinking)
- Truck parking
- Picnic tables
- Shelter
- Rubbish bins
Not available here
- No drinking water
- 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 Murrigal 30 km
- Next toilets
- Rest area near Murrigal 30 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Colleen McLaughlin Park 62 km
- Next truck parking
- Rest area near Murrigal 30 km
Towards Cairns
- Next stop
- Liverpool Creek Rest Area 10 km
- Next toilets
- Babinda Rotary Park 62 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Service centre near Comoon Loop 30 km
- Next truck parking
- John Andy Park 39 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
- Rest area near Silkwood Rest area · 5.6 km
- Liverpool Creek Rest Area Rest area · 9.8 km
- Bingil Bay campground Rest area · 10 km
- Rest area near Bingil Bay Rest area · 10 km
- Taifalos Park Rest area · 11 km
- Narragon Beach Rest area · 11 km
Where this information comes from
- Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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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