Mackay Rest Area is a service centre on the Bruce Highway (A1), Queensland, Australia. It serves northbound traffic. It has fuel, a shop, a dump point and a playground.
At a glance
- Overnight stay
- 20 hours
- Toilets
- Not recorded
- Drinking water
- Not recorded
- Truck parking
- Not recorded
- Dump point
- Yes
Facilities
- Fuel
- Shop
- Dump point
- Playground
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
- Service centre near Bakers Creek 3.4 km
- Next toilets
- Max's truck stop 17 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Rest area near Sarina 32 km
- Next truck parking
- Max's truck stop 17 km
Towards Cairns
- Next stop
- Puma Service Station 16 km
- Next toilets
- Puma Service Station 16 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Puma Service Station 16 km
- Next truck parking
- Puma Service Station 16 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
- Service centre near Bakers Creek Service centre · 3.4 km
- Puma Service Station Service centre · 12 km
- Max's truck stop Service centre · 15 km
- Edward Lloyd park Rest area · 20 km
- Mackay and District Hack and Pony Club Rest area · 21 km
- Rest area near Mount Convenient Rest area · 25 km
Where this information comes from
- Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Directory updated 27 September 2026.
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