Flinders Highway: toilets and rest stops in route order

17 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Flinders Highway between Port Kenny and Reid River. 7 are open 24 hours, 6 are wheelchair accessible, and 2 have showers.

17
Stops mapped
7
Open 24 hours
6
Wheelchair accessible
2
With a shower
Heads up: the name Flinders Highway is used by two separate roads in different states. The stops below are grouped by state so the two are not read as one continuous drive, and no single “longest gap” is quoted, because the sequence would jump between roads that do not connect.

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.

South Australia (3 stops)

StopTown, stateType24hAccessibleShowerParkingWaterBaby changeKm to nextGPS
Port KennyPort Kenny, SACar park203 km-33.1672, 134.6846
Flinders Park - Flinders HighwayPort Lincoln, SAPark or reserve0 km-34.7178, 135.8509
Skate Park Port Lincoln, SAPark or reserve-34.7180, 135.8532

Queensland (14 stops)

StopTown, stateType24hAccessibleShowerParkingWaterBaby changeKm to nextGPS
OorindiJulia Creek, QLDCamping ground145 km-20.6425, 141.1046
Maxwelton Rest StopMaxwelton, QLDRest area19 km-20.6916, 142.4979
MaxweltonMaxwelton, QLDCaravan park94 km-20.7229, 142.6779
MarathonStamford, QLDCamping ground64 km-20.8590, 143.5688
Apex Park - Driver Reviver ParkHughenden, QLDPark or reserve2 km-20.8419, 144.1857
JA Playford ParkHughenden, QLDPark or reserve0 km-20.8500, 144.2002
HughendenHughenden, QLDPark or reserve86 km-20.8498, 144.2004
Torrens CreekTorrens Creek, QLDCamping ground18 km-20.7703, 145.0193
The CapePentland, QLDPark or reserve49 km-20.7298, 145.1825
Campaspe RiverPentland, QLDCamping ground130 km-20.4413, 145.5333
Mingela Truck StopRavenswood, QLDRest area0 km-19.8784, 146.6215
MingelaRavenswood, QLD26 km-19.8782, 146.6217
Reid River Rest AreaReid River, QLDRest area7 km-19.7571, 146.8337
Caltex Reid RiverReid River, QLDService station-19.6984, 146.8400

What the data shows for the Flinders Highway

The Flinders Highway carries 17 public toilets on the map, spread across 10 named towns. In route order it runs through South Australia (3) and Queensland (14), with Queensland carrying the most. The busiest single stop is Hughenden, with 3.

The mix runs to 6 parks and reserves, 4 camping grounds, 3 highway rest areas and 1 car park. They include Port Kenny on Flinders Highway, Flinders Park - Flinders Highway, Oorindi and Maxwelton Rest Stop.

7 of the 17 are published as open 24 hours — such as JA Playford Park and Mingela Truck Stop. 6 of the 17 are recorded as wheelchair accessible. 2 have showers, 10 have drinking water and 14 record parking. Two separate roads share the name Flinders Highway, so the stops are grouped by state rather than measured as one continuous drive.

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 Flinders Highway

How many public toilets are on the Flinders Highway?
17 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Flinders Highway between Port Kenny and Reid River. 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 Flinders Highway?
7 of the 17 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 Flinders Highway?
2 of the 17 mapped stops record 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 Flinders Highway have accessible toilets?
6 of the 17 mapped stops are recorded as wheelchair accessible. Towns with a recorded accessible toilet include Port Kenny, Port Lincoln, Julia Creek, Torrens Creek and Ravenswood.

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.