Data sources & licences
The directory currently lists 5,378 rest areas, truck bays, service centres and campsites. The data was last generated on 27 September 2026.
| Source | Publisher | Data as of | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap contributors | – | ODbL 1.0 |
| NSW Rest Areas | Transport for NSW | 24 Aug 2026 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Road Stopping Places | Main Roads Western Australia | – | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rest Areas – State Maintained | Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) | 28 June 2026 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Roadside amenities – Queensland | Department of Transport and Main Roads (Qld) | 5 Aug 2021 | CC BY 3.0 AU |
| Roadside Stops (State Owned) | Department of State Growth (Tas) | 15 Feb 2018 | CC BY 3.0 AU |
| ACT Truck Layby Areas | ACT Government | 19 June 2019 | CC BY 4.0 |
| DOC Campsites | Department of Conservation (NZ) | – | CC BY 4.0 |
| DOC Freedom Camping Sites | Department of Conservation (NZ) | – | CC BY 3.0 NZ |
| NSW Rest Area Closures | Transport for NSW | – | CC BY 4.0 |
OpenStreetMap
Rest area locations, roads, place names and region boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles are provided by OpenFreeMap (© OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors).
Government open data
Facilities, vehicle restrictions, closures and other details come from the government datasets listed above, used under their Creative Commons Attribution licences. We have combined these datasets with OpenStreetMap, matched records to locations, and reworded and reformatted the information. The publishers do not endorse this site, and any errors introduced in the process are ours. The attribution each publisher asks for is reproduced below.
- NSW Rest Areas (Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0): Contains data from Transport for NSW, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Road Stopping Places (Main Roads Western Australia, CC BY 4.0): The Commissioner of Main Roads is the creator and owner of the data and Licenced Material, which is accessed pursuant to a Creative Commons (Attribution) Licence, which has a disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability.
- Rest Areas – State Maintained (Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA), CC BY 4.0): Contains data from the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, South Australia, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution.
- Roadside amenities – Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads (Qld), CC BY 3.0 AU): © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads), licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU.
- Roadside Stops (State Owned) (Department of State Growth (Tas), CC BY 3.0 AU): © State of Tasmania (Department of State Growth), licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU.
- ACT Truck Layby Areas (ACT Government, CC BY 4.0): Contains data from the ACT Government, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- DOC Campsites (Department of Conservation (NZ), CC BY 4.0): Contains data from the Department of Conservation, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- DOC Freedom Camping Sites (Department of Conservation (NZ), CC BY 3.0 NZ): Contains data from the Department of Conservation, licensed under CC BY 3.0 NZ.
- NSW Rest Area Closures (Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0): Contains data from Transport for NSW, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Download
In line with the ODbL, the full database behind this site is available for download under the same licence: rest-areas-oceania.geojson. It contains data from the government sources above; if you reuse it, keep their attribution too.
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