- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Shelter
- Truck parking
- Accessible toilet
Rest area
Big Emu Rest Area
B55 Castlereagh Highway km 222
Big Emu Rest Area is a rest area on the Castlereagh Highway (B55), New South Wales, Australia. It has toilets, truck parking, picnic tables, a shelter and accessible toilets.
At a glance
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Not recorded
- Truck parking
- Yes
- Dump point
- Not recorded
Facilities
- Toilets
- Truck parking
- Picnic tables
- Shelter
- Accessible toilet
- Rubbish bins
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 Castlereagh Highway
Towards Lithgow
- Next stop
- Northern Approach - Southbound 64 km
- Next toilets
- Wingadee Rest Area 120 km
- Next drinking water on record
- None recorded
- Next truck parking
- Northern Approach - Southbound 64 km
Towards St George
- Next stop
- Hebel Bicentennial Park 68 km
- Next toilets
- Hebel Rest Area 68 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Truck bay near Dirranbandi 133 km
- Next truck parking
- Hebel Bicentennial Park 68 km
Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Castlereagh Highway rest areas →
Nearby stops
- Collarenebri West Rest Area Truck bay · 52 km
- Rest area near Walgett Rest area · 57 km
- Northern Approach - Southbound Rest area · 59 km
- (Collarenebri) Rest area · 60 km
- Collarenebri Rest Area Truck bay · 60 km
- Hebel Bicentennial Park Rest area · 60 km
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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