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Fountain Springs Rest Area

83 Barkly Highway km 696

Fountain Springs Rest Area is a rest area on the Barkly Highway (83), Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, water that should be treated before drinking, truck parking, barbecues, a shelter and accessible toilets. There is no drinking water, a dump point or picnic tables.

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
  • Barbecue
  • Shelter
  • Accessible toilet
  • Rubbish bins
  • Lighting

Not available here

  • No drinking water
  • No dump point
  • No picnic tables

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 Barkly Highway

Towards Cloncurry

Next toilets
None recorded
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
None recorded

Towards Tennant Creek

Next stop
Mary Kathleen Rest Area 9.4 km
Next toilets
World War 2 Rest Area 114 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Mary Kathleen Rest Area 9.4 km

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

Nearby stops

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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