Coorong: sleeping in your car

Council by-laws: unknown

Coorong's by-laws have not been read for this site, so this page makes no claim about them. At the state rest areas below, the State position applies: South Australia's road authority records that there is no State legislation prohibiting camping in rest areas, and that long term camping can therefore only be discouraged. Everywhere else in this area, treat the rule as unknown and obey signage.

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

State rest areas and truck bays here (24)

• Rest area near Cooke PlainsRest area
• Rest area near Coombe (RA-235430)Rest area
• Rest area near Coombe (RA-235431)Rest area
• Rest area near Coonalpyn (RA-235442)Rest area
• Rest area near Coonalpyn (RA-235443)Rest area
• Rest area near Coonalpyn (RA-236188)Rest area
• Rest area near Coorong (RA-234989)Rest area
• Rest area near Coorong (RA-236490)Rest area
• Rest area near Culburra (RA-235436)Rest area
• Rest area near Culburra (RA-235440)Rest area
• Rest area near Culburra (RA-235441)Rest area
• Rest area near Moorlands (RA-235651)Truck parking
• Rest area near Moorlands (RA-235652)Truck parking
• Rest area near PeakeRest area
• Rest area near Salt CreekTruck parking
• Rest area near SherlockRest area
• Rest area near Tailem Bend (RA-120270)Rest area
• Rest area near Tailem Bend (RA-187981)Truck parking
• Rest area near Tailem Bend (RA-188391)Rest area
• Rest area near Tailem Bend (RA-188394)Rest area
• Rest area near Tailem Bend (RA-189205)Rest area
• Rest area near Tintinara (RA-235432)Rest area
• Rest area near Tintinara (RA-235434)Rest area
• Rest area near Tintinara (RA-235435)Rest area

Where this comes from

• “As there is no State legislation prohibiting camping in rest areas and any policing of such legislation would be difficult, long term camping can only be discouraged.” — Operational Instruction 20.03 — Roadside Rest Areas on Rural Roads (February 2026), Government of South Australia, Department for Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026 (read via the Internet Archive snapshot of 10 July 2026; dit.sa.gov.au blocks automated retrieval).