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Rest area near Babinda

A1 Bruce Highway km 51

Rest area near Babinda is a rest area on the Bruce Highway (A1) near Babinda, 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
Babinda Rotary Park 3 km
Next toilets
Babinda Rotary Park 3 km
Next drinking water on record
Service centre near Comoon Loop 35 km
Next truck parking
Babinda Rotary Park 3 km

Towards Cairns

Next stop
Rest area near Bellenden Ker 7.5 km
Next toilets
Rest area near Fishery Falls 17 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Rest area near Bellenden Ker 7.5 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

  • 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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