Gowan Rest Area Southbound

Name: Gowan Rest Area Southbound
Address: New South Wales, AU

A39 Newell Highway km 335

Gowan Rest Area Southbound is a rest area on the Newell Highway (A39), 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 Newell Highway

Towards Tocumwal

Next stop: Dogtrap Gully Rest Area Westbound 1.8 km
Next toilets: Tooraweenah Rest Area 61 km
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: Dogtrap Gully Rest Area Westbound 1.8 km

Towards Goondiwindi

Next stop: Gowan Rest Area Northbound 0.2 km
Next toilets: Gowan Rest Area Northbound 0.2 km
Next drinking water on record: None recorded
Next truck parking: Gowan Rest Area Northbound 0.2 km

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

Nearby stops

Gowan Rest Area Northbound Rest area · 0.2 km
Dogtrap Gully Rest Area Westbound Rest area · 1.7 km
Gowan North Rest Area Rest area · 2 km
Camkeena Rest Area Rest area · 15 km
Wattle Springs Stopping Bay Truck bay · 18 km
Belah Hill Rest Area Eastbound Rest area · 22 km

Where this information comes from

Facilities: Transport for NSW (data as of 24 August 2026). CC BY 4.0
Directory updated 27 September 2026.

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