Port Pirie: sleeping in your car

Council by-laws: unknown

Port Pirie'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 (10)

• Rest area near Collinsfield — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin

• Rest area near Crystal Brook — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin

• Rest area near Merriton — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin

• Rest area near Napperby (RA-616501) — Rest area · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Trucks park here too

• Rest area near Napperby (RA-616518) — Rest area · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Trucks park here too

• Rest area near Redhill — Rest area · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Trucks park here too

• Rest area near Warnertown (RA-235153) — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Bin

• Rest area near Warnertown (RA-235181) — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin

• Rest area near Warnertown (RA-235199) — Truck parking · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Shelter · Table · Bin

• Rest area near Warnertown (RA-616502) — Rest area · Spray Sealed surface · no toilet · no water tank · Trucks park here too

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).