Pootnoura Rest Area is a rest area on the Stuart Highway (A87), South Australia, Australia. It has water that should be treated before drinking, picnic tables and a shelter. There are no toilets or truck parking.
At a glance
- Toilets
- No
- Drinking water
- Untreated only
- Truck parking
- No
- Dump point
- Not recorded
Facilities
- Water (treat before drinking)
- Picnic tables
- Shelter
- Rubbish bins
Not available here
- No toilets
- No truck parking
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 Stuart Highway
Towards Port Augusta
- Next stop
- Rest area on Stuart Highway 35 km
- Next toilets
- Bon Bon Rest Area 243 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Monalena Lagoon Rest Area 510 km
- Next truck parking
- Rest area on Stuart Highway 35 km
Towards Darwin
- Next stop
- Pootnoura Turnoff RA 17 km
- Next toilets
- Desert Oaks Rest Area 445 km
- Next drinking water on record
- Desert Oaks Rest Area 445 km
- Next truck parking
- Pootnoura Turnoff RA 17 km
Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. Stuart Highway rest areas →
Nearby stops
- Pootnoura Turnoff RA Rest area · 16 km
- Rest area on Stuart Highway Rest area · 33 km
- Rest area Rest area · 35 km
- Rest area on Stuart Highway Rest area · 49 km
- Truck bay near Coober Pedy Truck bay · 68 km
- Truck bay near Coober Pedy Truck bay · 72 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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