Last Spike is a rest area on State Highway 4 (SH4), Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. It has picnic tables.
At a glance
- Toilets
- Not recorded
- Drinking water
- Not recorded
- Truck parking
- Not recorded
- Dump point
- Not recorded
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Rubbish bins
Can I stay overnight here?
Resting or sleeping at the roadside to avoid fatigue is not freedom camping. Camping generally needs a certified self-contained vehicle, subject to council bylaws and DOC rules.
Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →
Along State Highway 4
Towards Whanganui
- Next stop
- Rest area near Oreore 39 km
- Next toilets
- None recorded
- Next drinking water on record
- None recorded
- Next truck parking
- None recorded
Towards Te Kūiti
- Next stop
- Makatote Viaduct Viewpoint 1.3 km
- Next toilets
- None recorded
- Next drinking water on record
- None recorded
- Next truck parking
- None recorded
Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. State Highway 4 rest areas →
Nearby stops
- Makatote Viaduct Viewpoint Rest area · 1.1 km
- Mangahuia Campsite DOC campsite · 13 km
- Mangawhero Campsite DOC campsite · 13 km
- Whakapapa Holiday Park DOC campsite · 15 km
- Rest area near Imjin Camp Rest area · 30 km
- Rest area near Six Cross Rest area · 30 km
Where this information comes from
- Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Directory updated 27 September 2026.
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