Stuart Highway: toilets and rest stops in route order
43 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Stuart Highway between Knuckey Lagoon and Port Augusta West. 28 are open 24 hours, 12 are wheelchair accessible, and 4 have showers. The longest recorded gap is 199 km, between Coondambo and Kootaberra.
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.
Northern Territory (39 stops)
| Stop | Town, state | Type | 24h | Accessible | Shower | Parking | Water | Baby change | Dump point | Km to next | GPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puma Berrimah | Knuckey Lagoon, NT | Service station | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 5 km | -12.4336, 130.9249 |
| Caltex Woolworths Holtze | Holtze, NT | Service station | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 km | -12.4544, 130.9659 |
| Puma Pinelands | Pinelands, NT | Service station | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 0 km | -12.4567, 130.9667 |
| BP Palms | Holtze, NT | Service station | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 10 km | -12.4587, 130.9707 |
| McDonald's Coolalinga | Coolalinga, NT | Food outlet | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 0 km | -12.5214, 131.0413 |
| Coolalinga Central Shopping Centre | Coolalinga, NT | Shopping centre | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | 0 km | -12.5224, 131.0422 |
| Woolworths Complex Coolalinga | Coolalinga, NT | Shopping centre | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | 32 km | -12.5246, 131.0426 |
| Acacia Roadhouse | Acacia Hills, NT | Service station | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 25 km | -12.7990, 131.1221 |
| Coomalie Creek RV Park | Coomalie Creek, NT | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | 24 km | -13.0194, 131.1221 |
| Adelaide River Dump Point | Adelaide River, NT | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | 0 km | -13.2371, 131.1034 |
| Myrtle Fawcett Park | Adelaide River, NT | Park or reserve | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 0 km | -13.2373, 131.1038 |
| Adelaide River Inn - BP | Adelaide River, NT | Service station | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | 31 km | -13.2389, 131.1064 |
| Bridge Creek Rest Area | Douglas-Daly, NT | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 23 km | -13.4369, 131.3129 |
| Shell Dunmarra Wayside Inn | Daly Waters, NT | Service station | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | 19 km | -13.5826, 131.4583 |
| Emerald Springs Roadhouse | Douglas-Daly, NT | Service station | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 33 km | -13.6313, 131.6303 |
| Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park | Pine Creek, NT | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | 52 km | -13.8554, 131.8363 |
| Leliyn - Nitmiluk National Park | Kybrook Farm, NT | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 km | -14.1776, 132.1838 |
| Ryan Park | Katherine, NT | Park or reserve | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 1 km | -14.4638, 132.2607 |
| Adventure Play Park | Katherine South, NT | Sporting facility | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 25 km | -14.4685, 132.2709 |
| Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park | Tindal, NT | Park or reserve | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 km | -14.5770, 132.4726 |
| King River Dump Point | Venn, NT | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | 84 km | -14.6444, 132.6328 |
| Warloch Rest Area | Elsey, NT | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | 190 km | -15.2364, 133.1151 |
| Sir Charles Todd Memorial | Birdum, NT | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 71 km | -16.9216, 133.4223 |
| Elliott Park | Elliott, NT | Park or reserve | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 1 km | -17.5520, 133.5421 |
| Stuart Highway | Elliott, NT | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | 175 km | -17.5559, 133.5480 |
| Attack Creek Rest Stop | Tablelands, NT | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 172 km | -19.0231, 134.1417 |
| Devils Marbles | Davenport, NT | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 1 km | -20.5643, 134.2606 |
| Devils Marbles Car Park | Davenport, NT | Camping ground | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 77 km | -20.5686, 134.2642 |
| Tailor Creek Rest Area | Davenport, NT | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 122 km | -21.2472, 134.1152 |
| Puma Ti Tree | Ti Tree, NT | Service station | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 45 km | -22.1308, 133.4164 |
| Anmatjere Rest Point | Anmatjere, NT | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 114 km | -22.5308, 133.3291 |
| Tropic of Capricorn | Burt Plain, NT | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 79 km | -23.4421, 133.8327 |
| Mount Polhill Rest Area | Hugh, NT | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 28 km | -24.1077, 133.5582 |
| Stuarts Well Roadhouse | Hugh, NT | Food outlet | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | 32 km | -24.3401, 133.4586 |
| Finke River Roadside Stop | Ghan, NT | Camping ground | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 40 km | -24.5514, 133.2390 |
| Desert Oaks Rest Area | Ghan, NT | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 33 km | -24.9048, 133.1961 |
| Shell Desert Oaks Motel Erldunda | Erldunda, NT | Service station | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | 72 km | -25.1975, 133.2007 |
| Kulgera Roadhouse (Ampol) | Kulgera, NT | Service station | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 20 km | -25.8404, 133.2996 |
| SA/NT Border Visitor Information Bay | Ghan, NT | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | -25.9980, 133.1963 |
South Australia (4 stops)
| Stop | Town, state | Type | 24h | Accessible | Shower | Parking | Water | Baby change | Dump point | Km to next | GPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Bon Rest Area | Wilgena, SA | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 80 km | -30.3557, 135.3291 |
| Glendambo | Coondambo, SA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 199 km | -30.9721, 135.7515 |
| Ranges View Rest Area | Kootaberra, SA | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 56 km | -32.0344, 137.4445 |
| Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden Bird Hide | Port Augusta West, SA | Park or reserve | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -32.4652, 137.7451 |
What the data shows for the Stuart Highway
The Stuart Highway carries 43 public toilets on the map, spread across 31 named towns. In route order it runs through Northern Territory (39) and South Australia (4), with Northern Territory carrying the most. The busiest single stop is Adelaide River, with 3.
The mix runs to 13 highway rest areas, 11 service stations, 9 parks and reserves and 2 camping grounds. They include Puma Berrimah at 687 Stuart Highway, Caltex Woolworths Holtze, Puma Pinelands and McDonald's Coolalinga.
28 of the 43 are published as open 24 hours — such as King River Dump Point and Anmatjere Rest Point. 12 of the 43 are recorded as wheelchair accessible. 4 have showers, 4 have drinking water and 30 record parking. The longest stretch between mapped stops in a single state runs 199 km, from Coondambo to Kootaberra.
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 Stuart Highway
- How many public toilets are on the Stuart Highway?
- 43 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Stuart Highway between Knuckey Lagoon and Port Augusta West. 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 Stuart Highway?
- 28 of the 43 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 Stuart Highway?
- 4 of the 43 mapped stops record a shower. The data notes only that a shower exists, not whether it is public, hot, free, or truck-driver only.
- Are there caravan dump points on the Stuart Highway?
- 3 of the 43 mapped stops record a dump point for emptying a caravan or motorhome toilet cassette. The table marks them; the data does not say whether a fee applies or whether grey water is accepted.
- Which towns on the Stuart Highway have accessible toilets?
- 12 of the 43 mapped stops are recorded as wheelchair accessible. Towns with a recorded accessible toilet include Coolalinga, Adelaide River, Katherine, Katherine South and Elliott.
- What is the longest stretch without a recorded toilet on the Stuart Highway?
- The longest recorded gap is 199 km, between Coondambo and Kootaberra. 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.