Archer Creek Rest Area is a rest area on the Kennedy Highway (1), Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, water that should be treated before drinking, truck parking and picnic tables. There is no drinking water, a dump point or a shelter.
At a glance
- Overnight stay
- 20 hours
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Untreated only
- Truck parking
- Yes
- Dump point
- No
Facilities
- Toilets
- Water (treat before drinking)
- Truck parking
- Picnic tables
- Rubbish bins
Not available here
- No drinking water
- No dump point
- No shelter
Can I stay overnight here?
Queensland: You may stay up to 20 hours in any 24-hour period at a rest area, unless signs say otherwise.
Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →
Along the Kennedy Highway
Towards Forty Mile
- Next stop
- Rest area near Innot Hot Springs 13 km
- Next toilets
- Rest area near Innot Hot Springs 13 km
- Next drinking water on record
- None recorded
- Next truck parking
- Rest area near Innot Hot Springs 13 km
Towards Cairns
- Next stop
- Tall Timbers Bp Service Station 16 km
- Next toilets
- Tall Timbers Bp Service Station 16 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Tall Timbers Bp Service Station 16 km
- Next truck parking
- Rest area near Nyleta 64 km
Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Kennedy Highway rest areas →
Nearby stops
- Rest area near Innot Hot Springs Rest area · 12 km
- Tall Timbers Bp Service Station Service centre · 15 km
- Rest area near Ravenshoe Rest area · 15 km
- Rest area near Mount Garnet Rest area · 25 km
- Rest area near Mount Garnet Rest area · 26 km
- Tully Gorge Rest area · 27 km
Where this information comes from
- Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Facilities: Department of Transport and Main Roads (Qld) (data as of 5 August 2021). CC BY 3.0 AU
- Directory updated 27 September 2026.
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