Rest Areas Oceania

Rest area

Beardy Waters Woodlands

B76 Gwydir Highway Westbound km 412

Beardy Waters Woodlands is a rest area on the Gwydir Highway (B76), New South Wales, Australia. It serves westbound traffic. It has toilets, picnic tables, barbecues and a shelter. There is no truck parking.

At a glance

Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
No
Dump point
Not recorded

Light vehicles only

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Picnic tables
  • Barbecue
  • Shelter
  • Rubbish bins

Not available here

  • No truck parking

Can I stay overnight here?

New South Wales: The NSW Government says you must not camp in rest areas; no maximum stay is published. Stop to rest when tired and follow the signs.

Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →

Along the Gwydir Highway

Towards Grafton

Next toilets
Dandahra Picnic Area 63 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Shannon Vale Stopping Bay Westbound 1.9 km

Towards Walgett

Next stop
Beardy Waters Rest Area 0.1 km
Next toilets
Glen Innes Rest Area 6.1 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Schumachers Rest Area Westbound 52 km

Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Gwydir Highway rest areas →

Nearby stops

Where this information comes from

  • Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • Facilities: Transport for NSW (data as of 24 August 2026). CC BY 4.0
  • Directory updated 27 September 2026.

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