• Shelter

Rest area

Rest area near Applethorpe

A15 New England Highway km 254

Rest area near Applethorpe is a rest area on the New England Highway (A15) near Applethorpe, Queensland, Australia. It has a shelter. There are no toilets, drinking water, truck parking, a dump point or picnic tables.

At a glance

Overnight stay
20 hours
Toilets
No
Drinking water
No
Truck parking
No
Dump point
No

Facilities

  • Shelter
  • Rubbish bins

Not available here

  • No toilets
  • No drinking water
  • No truck parking
  • 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 New England Highway

Towards Newcastle

Next stop
Wallangarra Lions Rest Area 40 km
Next toilets
Wallangarra Lions Rest Area 40 km
Next drinking water on record
Wallangarra Lions Rest Area 40 km
Next truck parking
Wallangarra Lions Rest Area 40 km

Towards Yarraman

Next toilets
Jim Mitchell Park Rest Area 17 km
Next drinking water on record
Australiana Park 55 km
Next truck parking
Service centre near Applethorpe 0.8 km

Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. New England 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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