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Marathon Rest Area

A6 Flinders Highway (Queensland) km 330

Marathon Rest Area is a rest area on the Flinders Highway (Queensland) (A6), Queensland, Australia. It has toilets, water that should be treated before drinking, truck parking, a shelter and accessible toilets. There is no drinking water, a dump point or picnic tables.

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
  • Shelter
  • Accessible toilet
  • Rubbish bins
  • Lighting

Not available here

  • No drinking water
  • No dump point
  • No picnic tables

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 Flinders Highway (Queensland)

Towards Townsville

Next drinking water on record
Lights on the Hill Roadhouse 64 km
Next truck parking
Lions Prairie Park 111 km

Towards Cloncurry

Next stop
lake Fred tritton 47 km
Next toilets
lake Fred tritton 47 km
Next drinking water on record
lake Fred tritton 47 km
Next truck parking
lake Fred tritton 47 km

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