Orion Rest Area is a rest area on the Dawson Highway (A7), Queensland, Australia. It has truck parking, picnic tables and a shelter. There are no toilets, drinking water or a dump point.
At a glance
- Overnight stay
- 20 hours
- Toilets
- No
- Drinking water
- No
- Truck parking
- Yes
- Dump point
- No
Facilities
- Truck parking
- Picnic tables
- Shelter
- Rubbish bins
- Lighting
Not available here
- No toilets
- 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 Dawson Highway
Towards Gladstone
- Next stop
- West of Rolleston Rest Area 29 km
- Next toilets
- Rolleston Rest Area 32 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Rolleston Rest Area 32 km
- Next truck parking
- West of Rolleston Rest Area 29 km
Towards Springsure
- Next stop
- Staircase Range Lookout 21 km
- Next toilets
- None recorded
- Next drinking water on record
- None recorded
- Next truck parking
- Opposite Springsure Service Station 38 km
Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Dawson Highway rest areas →
Nearby stops
- Albinia Rest Area Rest area · 0.1 km
- Staircase Range Lookout Rest area · 20 km
- West of Rolleston Rest Area Rest area · 28 km
- Rolleston South Rest Area Rest area · 30 km
- Rolleston Rest Area Rest area · 30 km
- Opposite Springsure Service Station Rest area · 35 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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