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Road rest stops in NT

If you are driving long distances in the Northern Territory (NT), you should plan to take a break every
two hours so that you don't become affected by fatigue.

Stuart Highway rest stops

Rest stops on the Stuart Highway are includes in four different route maps.
Darwin to Katherine
Katherine to Tennant Creek
Tennant Creek to Alice Springs

Alice Springs to the NT/SA border

Darwin to Katherine

Rest stop
Manton Dam

Distance Nearest town south: Katherine (249km)

Nearest stop south: Coomalie Creek (21km)
Darwin (66km)

Facilities barbeque
picnic table
camping not permitted

Coomalie Creek

Distance Nearest stop north: Manton Dam (21km)

Nearest town south: Katherine (228km)
Nearest stop south: Bridge Creek (59km)
Darwin (87km)

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Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
shelter
information bay
camping not permitted

Bridge Creek

Distance Nearest stop north: Coomalie Creek (59km)

Nearest town south: Katherine (169km)
Nearest stop south: King (215km)
Darwin (146km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Katherine to Tennant Creek

Rest stop
King

Distance Nearest town north: Katherine (46km)

Nearest stop north: Bridge Creek (25km)
Nearest town south: Tennant Creek (624km)
Nearest stop south: Warloch (96km)
Darwin (361km)

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Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Warloch

Distance Nearest town north: Katherine (142km)

Nearest stop north: King (96km)
Nearest town south: Tennant Creek (528km)
Nearest stop south: Alexander Forrest Memorial
(77km)
Darwin (457km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Alexander Forrest Memorial

Distance Nearest town north: Katherine (219km)

Nearest stop north: Warloch (77km)
Nearest town south: Tennant Creek (451km)
Nearest stop south: Sir Charles Todd Memorial
(125km)
Darwin (534km)

Facilities

Sir Charles Todd Memorial

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Distance Nearest town north: Katherine (344km)

Nearest stop north: Alexander Forrest Memorial
(125km)
Nearest town south: Tennant Creek (326km)
Nearest stop south: Newcastle Waters (52km)
Darwin (659km)

Facilities

Newcastle Waters

Distance Nearest town north: Katherine (396km)

Nearest stop north: Sir Charles Todd Memorial
(52km)
Nearest town south: Tennant Creek (274km)
Nearest stop south: Attack Creek (202km)
Darwin (711km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelters
toilet
information bay
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Attack Creek

Distance Nearest town north: Katherine (598km)

Nearest stop north: Newcastle Waters (202km)
Nearest town south: Tennant Creek (72km)
Nearest stop south: Reverend John Flynn
Memorial (47km)
Darwin (913km)

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Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelters
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Rev John Flynn Memorial

Distance Nearest town north: Katherine (645km)

Nearest stop north: Attack Creek (47km)
Nearest town south: Tennant Creek (25km)
Nearest stop south: Bonney Well (114km)
Darwin (960km)

Facilities

Tennant Creek to Alice Springs

Rest stop
Bonney Well

Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (89km)

Nearest stop north: Reverend John Flynn
Memorial (114km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (416km)
Nearest stop south: Devils Marbles (14km)
Darwin (1074km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
helter
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Devils Marbles

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Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (103km)

Nearest stop north: Bonney Well (14km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (402km)
Nearest stop south: Taylor Creek (81km)
Darwin (1088km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
shelters
toilet
information bay
24 hour overnight camping allowed
(camping fees apply)

Taylor Creek

Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (184km)

Nearest stop north: Devils Marbles (81km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (321km)
Nearest stop south: Teamster Memorial (97km)
Darwin (1169km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelters
toilet
information bay
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Teamster Memorial

Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (281km)

Nearest stop north: Taylor Creek (97km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (224km)
Nearest stop south: Central Mount Stuart (12km)
Darwin (1266km)

Facilities

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Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve

Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (293km)

Nearest stop north: Teamster Memorial (12km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (157km)
Nearest stop south: Prowse Gap (67km)
Darwin (1278km)

Facilities barbeque
picnic tables
water supply
information bay
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Prowse Gap

Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (360km)

Nearest stop north: Central Mount Stuart
Historical Reserve (67km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (145km)
Nearest stop south: Ryans Well (22km)
Darwin (1345km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Ryans Well

Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (382km)

Nearest stop north: Prowse Gap (22km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (123km)
Nearest stop south: Connors Well (31km)
Darwin (1367km)

Facilities

Connors Well

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Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (413km)

Nearest stop north: Ryans Well (31km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (92km)
Nearest stop south: Warburton Memorial (32km)
Darwin (1398km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Warburton Memorial

Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (445km)

Nearest stop north: Connors Well (32km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (60km)
Nearest stop south: Tropic of Capricorn (31km)
Darwin (1430km)

Facilities

Tropic of Capricorn

Distance Nearest town north: Tennant Creek (476km)

Nearest stop north: Warburton Memorial (31km)
Nearest town south: Alice Springs (29km)
Nearest stop south: Highest Point Marker (9km)
Darwin (1461km)

Facilities barbeque
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Alice Springs to the South Australian Border

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Rest stop
Mt. Polhill

Distance Nearest town north: Alice Springs (61km)

Nearest stop north: Highest Point Marker (81km)
Nearest stop south: Cannonball Memorial (37km)
Darwin (1551km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Cannonball Memorial

Distance Nearest town north: Alice Springs (98km)

Nearest stop north: Mt Polhill (37km)
Nearest stop south: Finke River (28km)
Darwin (1588km)

Facilities

Finke River

Distance Nearest town north: Alice Springs (126km)

Nearest stop north: Cannonball Memorial (28km)
Nearest stop south: Desert Oaks (42km)
Darwin (1616km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Desert Oaks

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Distance Nearest town north: Alice Springs (167km)

Nearest stop north: Finke River (42km)
Nearest stop south: South Australia Border
(128km)
Darwin (1658km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

NT / SA Border

Distance Nearest town north: Alice Springs (295km)

Nearest stop north: Desert Oaks (128km)
Darwin (1786km)

Facilities barbeque
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
information bay
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Barkly Highway rest stops

Rest stop
41 Mile Bore

Distance Threeways (70km)

Camooweal (377km)
Nearest stop east: Frewena (62km)

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Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
helter
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Frewena

Distance Threeways (132km)

Camooweal (315km)
Nearest stop west: 41 Mile Bore (62km)
Nearest stop east: Wonarah Bore (95km)

Facilities Barbeques
Picnic tables
Water supply
Shelter
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Wonarah Bore

Distance Threeways (227km)

Camooweal (220km)
Nearest stop west: Frewena (95km)
Nearest stop east: Soudan Bore (85km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Soudan Bore

Distance Threeways (312km)

Camooweal (135km)
Nearest stop west: Wonarah Bore (85km)
Nearest stop east: Avon Downs (65km)

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Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Avon Downs

Distance Threeways (377km)

Camooweal (70km)
Nearest stop west: Soudan Bore (65km)
Nearest stop east: Queensland Border (57km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilets
24 hour overnight camping allowed

NT / QLD Border

Distance Threeways (434km)

Camooweal (13km)
Nearest stop west: Avon Downs 57km)

Facilities

Victoria Highway rest stops

Rest stop
King West

Distance Katherine (34km)

Kununurra (475km)
Nearest stop west: Limestone (23km)

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Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Limestone

Distance Katherine (57km)

Kununurra (452km)
Nearest stop east: King West (23km)
Nearest stop west: Mathison (45km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Mathison

Distance Katherine (102km)

Kununurra (407km)
Nearest stop east: Limestone (45km)
Nearest stop west: Noel Buntine Memorial
(25km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Noel Buntine Memorial

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Distance Katherine (127km)

Kununurra (382km)
Nearest stop east: Mathison (25km)
Nearest stop west: Sullivan Campground (50km)

Facilities

Sullivan Campground

Distance Katherine (177km)

Kununurra (332km)
Nearest stop east: Noel Buntine Memorial (50km)
Nearest stop west: Kuwang Lookout (73km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed
(camping fees apply)

Kuwang Lookout

Distance Katherine (250km)

Kununurra (259km)
Nearest stop east: Sullivan Campground (73km)
Nearest stop west: Durack Monument (25km)

Facilities

Durack Monument

Distance Katherine (275km)

Kununurra (232km)
Nearest stop east: Kuwang Lookout (25km)
Nearest stop west: Bradshaw Bridge (19km)

Facilities

Bradshaw Bridge

Distance Katherine (294km)

Kununurra (215km)
Nearest stop east: Durack Monument (19km)
Nearest stop west: Gregorys Cairn (12km)

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Facilities

Gregorys Cairn

Distance Katherine (306km)

Kununurra (203km)
Nearest stop east: Bradshaw Bridge (12km)
Nearest stop west: East Baines (37km)

Facilities

East Baines River

Distance Katherine (343km)

Kununurra (166km)
Nearest stop east: Gregorys Cairn (37km)
Nearest stop west: Saddle (58km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelter
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Saddle

Distance Katherine (401km)

Kununurra (108km)
Nearest stop east: East Baines (58km)
Nearest stop west: Beef Road Monument (59km)

Facilities barbeques
picnic tables
water supply
shelters
toilet
24 hour overnight camping allowed

Beef Road Monument

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Distance Katherine (460km)

Kununurra (49km)
Nearest stop east: Saddle (58km)
Nearest stop west: Western Australia border
(9km)

Facilities

NT / WA border

Distance Katherine (469km)

Kununurra (40km)
Nearest stop east: Beef Road Monument (9km)

Facilities toilet available on the Western Australia

side of the border

Last updated: 28 November 2017

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