Rest area near Cairns is a rest area on the Captain Cook Highway (1) near Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It serves southbound traffic. It has truck parking and picnic tables. There are no toilets, drinking water, a dump point or a shelter.
At a glance
- Overnight stay
- 20 hours
- Toilets
- No
- Drinking water
- No
- Truck parking
- Yes
- Dump point
- No
Facilities
- Truck parking
- Picnic tables
- Rubbish bins
Not available here
- No toilets
- No drinking water
- No dump point
- No shelter
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 Captain Cook Highway
Towards Cairns
- Next stop
- Rest area near Cairns 1 km
- Next toilets
- Rest area near Cairns 1 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Rest area near Cairns 1 km
- Next truck parking
- Rest area near Cairns 1 km
Towards Mossman
- Next stop
- BP Smithfield 8.8 km
- Next toilets
- Rest area near Ellis Beach 23 km
- Next drinking water on record
- BP Smithfield 8.8 km
- Next truck parking
- Rest area near Ellis Beach 21 km
Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Captain Cook Highway rest areas →
Nearby stops
- Rest area near Cairns Rest area · 1 km
- Touch Park Rest area · 1.5 km
- Collins ave botanic gardens Rest area · 1.6 km
- Ryan Weare Park Rest area · 4.7 km
- Cairns Esplanade Rest area · 5 km
- Service centre near Barron Gorge Service centre · 6.7 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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