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Parsons Creek Fireplace Parking, Milbrodale

Open 24 h · stopping, not camping

Light vehicles only rest area on The Putty Rd at Milbrodale, in Singleton, New South Wales. New South Wales rest areas are open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, as places to park safely and take a break.

Signs override this page. Whatever is signed at the site is the rule that applies, no matter what is written here.

This is not a campsite. The NSW Government's own driver fatigue guidance states that you must not camp in rest areas, and directs anyone needing a longer rest to a campsite, hotel or motel.

Amenities

Transport for NSW publishes no water, power, shower, shade or lighting information for its rest areas. Where a facility is not listed above, the state has not said either way.

Where it is

-32.71625, 150.94753

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Council rules here (Singleton)

We have not read Singleton's local laws on camping or staying overnight in a vehicle, so this page makes no claim about them. NSW keeps no register of them to read. What we can say is state-wide: That power has a limit written into the section itself: a council notice must not prohibit or regulate taking a vehicle into, or driving, parking or using a vehicle in, a public place that is a road or road related area within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Road Transport Act 2013. The Act allows one narrow exception, for parking a vehicle in order to offer it for sale in prescribed areas.

Where this comes from

  • “Rest areas (or rest stops) are places where you can park safely, get out of your vehicle and refresh yourself. They’re available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.” — Driver fatigue, NSW Government. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
  • “You must not camp in rest areas, so if you need a longer rest, find a campsite, hotel or motel.” — Driver fatigue, NSW Government. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
  • “However, a notice—” “(b) must not, except as provided by subsection (2B), prohibit or regulate the taking of a vehicle into, or the driving, parking or use of any vehicle in, any public place that is a road or road related area within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Road Transport Act 2013 .” “A notice may prohibit the parking of a vehicle, for the purpose of offering the vehicle for sale, in a public place that is—” — Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), section 632 — Acting contrary to notices erected by councils, NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026 (read via the Internet Archive snapshot of 6 December 2025; legislation.nsw.gov.au blocks automated retrieval).
  • Site location and amenities: NSW Rest Areas, Transport for NSW (opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au) (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.