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Rest area near Caboolture

Permitted by rule · up to 20 h

Motorist rest area at Caboolture, in Moreton Bay Regional. You can stop for up to 20 hours unless a sign says otherwise. It is not a camping site.

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

Where it is

-27.07410, 152.94900

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What's here

The council here (City of Moreton Bay)

Under the City of Moreton Bay's Camping on Public Land Local Law 2023 it is unlawful to camp on public land outside certain circumstances. Camping is defined as staying in an area with the intention of remaining there overnight — including in a vehicle, a caravan, a tent, a boat or with no shelter — and public land includes any land, water or fixture controlled by council, including all council roads, parks, reserves, gazetted foreshores, jetties and canals. Council may declare camping grounds and grant approvals to camp, and the law provides a defence of reasonable excuse.

The prohibition covers council-controlled land; state rest areas sit on the state-controlled road network. The local law lets council declare camping grounds and grant camping approvals, and it carries a defence of reasonable excuse.

Where this comes from

  • “General and recreational vehicles can stop at a rest area for up to 20 hours unless signed otherwise” — Rest areas, Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
  • “they are not camping sites or an accommodation option” “General and recreational vehicles can stop at a rest area for up to 20 hours unless signed otherwise” — Rest areas, Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
  • “Outside of certain circumstances, it is unlawful for a person to camp on public land.” — Camping on Public Land Local Law 2023 — Explanatory Notes, City of Moreton Bay. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026 (document retrieved via Internet Archive snapshot of 16 Feb 2025).
  • Site location and amenities: Roadside amenities — State Road Information (layer 17), Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads (QSpatial) (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
  • Locality (Caboolture): not published with the site — derived from its coordinates against Locality boundaries — Administrative Boundaries (layer 2), Queensland Government, Department of Resources (QSpatial) (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.