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Tia River Rest Area

B56 Oxley Highway (Tamworth – Port Macquarie) Eastbound km 85

Tia River Rest Area is a rest area on the Oxley Highway (Tamworth – Port Macquarie) (B56), New South Wales, Australia. It serves eastbound traffic. It has picnic tables, barbecues and a shelter. There are no toilets or truck parking.

At a glance

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

Light vehicles only

Facilities

  • Picnic tables
  • Barbecue
  • Shelter
  • Rubbish bins

Not available here

  • No toilets
  • 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 Oxley Highway (Tamworth – Port Macquarie)

Towards Port Macquarie

Next stop
Rest area near Myrtle Scrub 27 km
Next toilets
Stockyard Creek Rest Area 47 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Rest area near Myrtle Scrub 27 km

Towards Tamworth

Next stop
Stoney Creek Rest Area 14 km
Next toilets
Apsley Falls 17 km
Next drinking water on record
McHatten Park 36 km
Next truck parking
Great Dividing Range Rest Area 52 km

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