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Chinamans Bend Rest Area

A32 Mitchell Highway (Dubbo – Bathurst) km 135

Chinamans Bend Rest Area is a rest area on the Mitchell Highway (Dubbo – Bathurst) (A32), New South Wales, Australia. It has truck parking and picnic tables. There are no toilets.

At a glance

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

Facilities

  • Truck parking
  • Picnic tables
  • Rubbish bins

Not available here

  • No toilets

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 Mitchell Highway (Dubbo – Bathurst)

Towards Bathurst

Next stop
Shadforth Reserve Rest Area 8.6 km
Next toilets
Shadforth Reserve Rest Area 8.6 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Shadforth Reserve Rest Area 8.6 km

Towards Dubbo

Next stop
Gamboola Rest Area 21 km
Next toilets
Gamboola Rest Area 21 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Gamboola Rest Area 21 km

Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Mitchell Highway (Dubbo – Bathurst) 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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