Capricorn Highway: toilets and rest stops in route order
15 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Capricorn Highway between Barcaldine and Westwood. 12 are open 24 hours, 6 are wheelchair accessible, and 1 has a shower. The longest recorded gap is 120 km, between Emerald and Dingo.
Every mapped stop, in route order
A check (✓) means the feature is recorded; a dash (–) means it is not recorded. GPS opens driving directions in Google Maps.
| Stop | Town, state | Type | 24h | Accessible | Shower | Parking | Water | Baby change | Km to next | GPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Park | Barcaldine, QLD | Camping ground | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | 0 km | -23.5525, 145.3074 |
| Capricorn Highway | Barcaldine, QLD | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 84 km | -23.5521, 145.3079 |
| Capricorn Highway | Jericho, QLD | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 1 km | -23.6024, 146.1254 |
| Jericho Dump Point | Jericho, QLD | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 82 km | -23.5960, 146.1312 |
| Belyando River Rest Area | Port Wine, QLD | Park or reserve | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | 16 km | -23.6611, 146.9314 |
| Capricorn Highway Rest Area | Port Wine, QLD | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | 21 km | -23.6703, 147.0909 |
| Bogantungan Rest Stop | Willows, QLD | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | 88 km | -23.6562, 147.3005 |
| Emerald Showground Dump Point | Emerald, QLD | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 2 km | -23.5210, 148.1513 |
| Botanic Gardens - West | Emerald, QLD | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 120 km | -23.5299, 148.1643 |
| Shell Dingo Roadhouse | Dingo, QLD | Service station | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | 8 km | -23.6506, 149.3350 |
| Goowarra Rest Area | Goowarra, QLD | Rest area | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | 2 km | -23.6601, 149.4086 |
| Bridgewater | Wallaroo, QLD | Park or reserve | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | 9 km | -23.6641, 149.4281 |
| Tryphinia Rest Area | Wallaroo, QLD | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | 19 km | -23.6770, 149.5116 |
| BP Duaringa Truckstop | Duaringa, QLD | Service station | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 50 km | -23.7496, 149.6827 |
| Capricorn Highway | Westwood, QLD | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | -23.6220, 150.1561 |
What the data shows for the Capricorn Highway
Along the Capricorn Highway the map records 15 public toilets in 10 named towns. Every stop is in Queensland. The busiest single stop is Barcaldine, with 2.
The mix runs to 4 highway rest areas, 3 parks and reserves, 2 service stations and 1 camping ground. Named stops include Jubilee Park on Capricorn Highway, Capricorn Highway, Jericho Dump Point and Belyando River Rest Area.
12 of the 15 are published as open 24 hours — including BP Duaringa Truckstop and Emerald Showground Dump Point. 6 of the 15 are recorded as wheelchair accessible. 1 has a shower, 3 have drinking water and 8 record parking. The longest stretch between mapped stops in a single state runs 120 km, from Emerald to Dingo.
What this page can’t tell you
- A shower in the table means one is recorded at the site — not whether it is hot or cold, free or coin-operated, or reserved for truck drivers. On a long drive those differences matter, so treat the column as “a shower exists here” and check on arrival.
- The source does not record whether a toilet is a pit or a flushing block, whether the site is lit at night, or its current condition. A remote rest area can be a serviced block or a long-drop, and this data will not tell the two apart.
- Overnight-stay limits at rest areas are typically 24 hours, but they are set by the road authority and vary — check the signage at the bay before you settle in.
- The km to next figure is a straight-line distance between mapped stops, in the order they sort along the highway. It is not road distance, and where a highway curves or a source entry carries an off-highway location, a single hop can read longer than the drive really is.
- In the table a check (✓) means the feature is recorded and a dash (–) means it is not recorded — not confirmed absent. And only stops in the National Public Toilet Map appear here, so a roadhouse or bay that never made the map will be missing.
Frequently asked questions about the Capricorn Highway
- How many public toilets are on the Capricorn Highway?
- 15 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Capricorn Highway between Barcaldine and Westwood. Only stops in the National Public Toilet Map are counted, so a roadhouse or bay that never made the map is not included.
- Are there 24-hour toilets on the Capricorn Highway?
- 12 of the 15 mapped stops are recorded as open 24 hours. A recorded stop is not a guarantee it is open when you arrive, so confirm at the signage.
- Are there showers on the Capricorn Highway?
- 1 of the 15 mapped stops records a shower. The data notes only that a shower exists, not whether it is public, hot, free, or truck-driver only.
- Which towns on the Capricorn Highway have accessible toilets?
- 6 of the 15 mapped stops are recorded as wheelchair accessible. Towns with a recorded accessible toilet include Barcaldine, Port Wine, Goowarra, Wallaroo and Westwood.
- What is the longest stretch without a recorded toilet on the Capricorn Highway?
- The longest recorded gap is 120 km, between Emerald and Dingo. That is a straight-line distance between mapped stops in a single state, not road distance, and a stop that never made the map would not count.
Where this data comes from
Every stop above is drawn from the National Public Toilet Map, published by the Australian Government Department of Health from the dataset released on 28 January 2025 and imported into this site on 27 May 2025, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence (CC BY 3.0 AU). The map carries no per-facility verification date, so a listing reflects what was recorded at import rather than a recent inspection. See our data sources and editorial policy, and if a stop here is wrong, tell us.