Desert Oaks Rest Area

Name: Desert Oaks Rest Area
Address: Northern Territory, AU

A87 Stuart Highway km 1,658

Desert Oaks Rest Area is a rest area on the Stuart Highway (A87), Northern Territory, Australia. It has toilets, drinking water, barbecues, a shelter and accessible toilets.

At a glance

Overnight stay: 24 hours (policy)
Toilets: Yes
Drinking water: Yes
Truck parking: Not recorded
Dump point: Not recorded

Facilities

Toilets
Drinking water
Barbecue
Shelter
Accessible toilet

Can I stay overnight here?

Northern Territory: Many rest stops are labelled either "24 hour overnight camping allowed" or "camping not permitted"; NT policy limits stays to 24 hours.

Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →

Along the Stuart Highway

Towards Port Augusta

Next stop: Rest area on Stuart Highway 51 km
Next toilets: Bon Bon Rest Area 688 km
Next drinking water on record: Monalena Lagoon Rest Area 955 km
Next truck parking: Rest area on Stuart Highway 52 km

Towards Darwin

Next stop: Palmer River Bridge Truck Parking Bay 19 km
Next toilets: Finke River Rest Area 42 km
Next drinking water on record: Tropic of Capricorn Rest Area 197 km
Next truck parking: Prowse Gap 313 km

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

Nearby stops

Palmer River Bridge Truck Parking Bay Truck bay · 18 km
Finke River Rest Area Rest area · 40 km
Rest area on Stuart Highway Rest area · 51 km
Rest area on Stuart Highway Rest area · 51 km
Alex Warne Rest Stop Rest area · 83 km
Rest area on Luritja Road Rest area · 91 km

Where this information comes from

Directory updated 27 September 2026.

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