Maxwelton Rest Area

Name: Maxwelton Rest Area
Address: Queensland, AU

A6 Flinders Highway (Queensland) km 234

Maxwelton Rest Area is a rest area on the Flinders Highway (Queensland) (A6), Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, water that should be treated before drinking, truck parking, 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
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 Flinders Highway (Queensland)

Towards Townsville

Next stop: Richmond roadhouse 49 km
Next toilets: Richmond roadhouse 49 km
Next drinking water on record: Richmond roadhouse 49 km
Next truck parking: lake Fred tritton 50 km

Towards Cloncurry

Next stop: Lions Park 99 km
Next toilets: Lions Park 99 km
Next drinking water on record: Lions Park 99 km
Next truck parking: Lions Park 99 km

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

Nearby stops

Richmond roadhouse Service centre · 48 km
lake Fred tritton Rest area · 49 km
Marathon Rest Area Rest area · 94 km
Lions Park Rest area · 97 km
Rest area near Julia Creek Rest area · 100 km
Rest area on Landsborough Highway Rest area · 110 km

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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