Rest Areas Oceania

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Yaamba Rest Area / Joan Tierney Park

A1 Bruce Highway km 1,019

Yaamba Rest Area / Joan Tierney Park is a rest area on the Bruce Highway (A1), Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, water that should be treated before drinking, a café, picnic tables, barbecues, a shelter and a playground. There is no drinking water, truck parking or a dump point.

At a glance

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

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Water (treat before drinking)
  • Café
  • Picnic tables
  • Barbecue
  • Shelter
  • Playground
  • Rubbish bins
  • Lighting

Not available here

  • No drinking water
  • No truck parking
  • 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
The Caves Rest Area 12 km
Next toilets
The Caves Rest Area 12 km
Next drinking water on record
The Caves Rest Area 12 km
Next truck parking
Truck bay near Port Curtis 44 km

Towards Cairns

Next stop
Backwater Creek Rest Area 1.2 km
Next toilets
Canoona Rest Area 18 km
Next drinking water on record
Clairview Rest Area 173 km
Next truck parking
Backwater Creek Rest Area 1.2 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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