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Dawson River Rest Area / Moura Apex River Park

100 Dawson Highway km 212

Dawson River Rest Area / Moura Apex River Park is a rest area on the Dawson Highway (100), Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, water that should be treated before drinking, truck parking, picnic tables, barbecues, a shelter, a playground, showers and accessible toilets. There is no drinking water or a dump point.

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
  • Barbecue
  • Shelter
  • Playground
  • Showers
  • Accessible toilet
  • Rubbish bins
  • Lighting

Not available here

  • No drinking water
  • No dump point

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 Dawson Highway

Towards Gladstone

Next stop
Moura Meridian Marker 12 km
Next drinking water on record
Banana Hall 28 km
Next truck parking
Truck bay near Banana 24 km

Towards Springsure

Next stop
Expedition Range 96 km
Next toilets
Rolleston Rest Area 141 km
Next drinking water on record
Rolleston Rest Area 141 km
Next truck parking
Expedition Range 96 km

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

Nearby stops

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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