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Thackaringa Hills Rest Area

A32 Barrier Highway km 389

Thackaringa Hills Rest Area is a rest area on the Barrier Highway (A32), New South Wales, Australia. It has toilets, truck parking, picnic tables, barbecues and a shelter.

At a glance

Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
Yes
Dump point
Not recorded

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Truck parking
  • Picnic tables
  • Barbecue
  • Shelter
  • 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 Barrier Highway

Towards Nyngan

Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
West Broken Hill Rest Area Westbound 0.9 km

Towards Riverton

Next stop
Buirns/Cockburn Rest Area 12 km
Next toilets
Yunta Rest Area 162 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Buirns/Cockburn Rest Area 12 km

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