Darkes Memorial Rest Area is a rest area on the Eyre Highway (A1), South Australia, Australia. It has picnic tables. There are no toilets, truck parking or a shelter.
At a glance
- Toilets
- No
- Drinking water
- Not recorded
- Truck parking
- No
- Dump point
- Not recorded
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Rubbish bins
Not available here
- No toilets
- No truck parking
- No shelter
Can I stay overnight here?
South Australia: No state law prohibits camping at rest areas; the Department for Infrastructure and Transport discourages stays of more than 24 hours.
Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →
Along the Eyre Highway
Towards Port Augusta
- Next stop
- Koongawa Rest Area - Westbound 12 km
- Next toilets
- The Gums Rest Area 56 km
- Next drinking water on record
- None recorded
- Next truck parking
- Koongawa Rest Area - Westbound 12 km
Towards Norseman
- Next stop
- Goyders Line Monument Rest Area 13 km
- Next toilets
- Nullarbor Roadhouse 550 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Nullarbor Roadhouse 550 km
- Next truck parking
- Truck bay near Kyancutta 32 km
Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Eyre Highway rest areas →
Nearby stops
- Koongawa Rest Area - Eastbound Truck bay · 11 km
- Koongawa Rest Area - Westbound Truck bay · 11 km
- Goyders Line Monument Rest Area Rest area · 12 km
- Truck bay near Kyancutta Truck bay · 31 km
- Polkdinney Park Rest Area Rest area · 31 km
- Kopi Rest Area Truck bay · 33 km
Where this information comes from
- Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Facilities: Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) (data as of 28 June 2026). CC BY 4.0
- Directory updated 27 September 2026.
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