Port Augusta: sleeping in your car
Council by-laws: unknown
Port Augusta'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 (8)
Rest area near Miranda (RA-104981) — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank
Rest area near Miranda (RA-306668) — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank
Rest area near Port Augusta West (RA-105811) — Rest area · Unsealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin
Rest area near Port Augusta West (RA-234444) — Truck parking · Unsealed surface · no toilet · no water tank
Rest area near Port Augusta West (RA-234445) — Truck parking · Unsealed surface · no toilet · no water tank
Rest area near Stirling North — Rest area · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin
Rest area near Winninowie (RA-234688) — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin
Rest area near Winninowie (RA-234692) — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin
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).