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Rest area near Cairns

1 Captain Cook Highway km 68

Rest area near Cairns is a rest area on the Captain Cook Highway (1) near Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, drinking water, truck parking, a playground and showers. There is no a dump point, picnic tables or a shelter.

At a glance

Overnight stay
20 hours
Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Truck parking
Yes
Dump point
No

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Drinking water
  • Truck parking
  • Playground
  • Showers
  • Rubbish bins
  • Lighting

Not available here

  • No dump point
  • No picnic tables
  • 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
Touch Park 0.6 km
Next toilets
Touch Park 0.6 km
Next drinking water on record
Touch Park 0.6 km
Next truck parking
Touch Park 0.6 km

Towards Mossman

Next stop
BP Smithfield 9.8 km
Next toilets
Rest area near Ellis Beach 24 km
Next drinking water on record
BP Smithfield 9.8 km
Next truck parking
Rest area near Ellis Beach 22 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

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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