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Palm Tree Creek Rest Area

A1 Bruce Highway km 687

Palm Tree Creek 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, a shelter and accessible toilets. 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
  • Accessible toilet
  • Rubbish bins
  • Lighting

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
Kuttabul Hotel 4 km
Next toilets
Kuttabul Hotel 4 km
Next drinking water on record
Puma Service Station 21 km
Next truck parking
Kuttabul Hotel 4 km

Towards Cairns

Next stop
McIntyre Street Park 20 km
Next toilets
Bloomsbury service station 51 km
Next drinking water on record
Service centre near Proserpine 89 km
Next truck parking
McIntyre Street Park 20 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

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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