Ashburton: sleeping in your car
Local laws: unknown
We have not read Ashburton's local laws, so this page claims nothing about them. They sit on top of the state regulations below and can be stricter. Unknown does not mean permitted.
Signs override this page. Whatever is signed at the site is the rule that applies, no matter what is written here.
What applies here regardless
In Western Australia a person may camp only at a site in a licensed caravan park or camping ground, or in accordance with regulation 11. The penalty is a fine of $1 000.
One of the situations regulation 11 allows is camping for up to 24 consecutive hours in a caravan or other vehicle on a road side rest area. The regulations define a road side rest area as an area designated by a traffic sign, erected in accordance with a written law, as an area that may be used for 24 hours for resting, stopping or camping in a vehicle. The traffic sign is what brings a place within the exception.
Stopping places in this council area (82)
7 of them are recorded by Main Roads as allowing a 24-hour stay: Beasly Creek, Nanutarra, House Creek, Nanutarra, Private Auski, Karijini, Private Nanutarra, Rest area near Juna Downs (9DBA3A5A), Robe River, Fortescue, Yannarie River.
| Stopping place | Road | Type | 24-hour stay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beasly Creek, Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Major Rest Area · toilet | 24-hour stay recorded |
| Break Down Bay, Nanutarra | North West Coastal Hwy | Heavy Vehicle Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Burkett Information Bay, Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area · toilet | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| House Creek, Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Major Rest Area · toilet | 24-hour stay recorded |
| Marandoo Railway, Mount Sheila | Karijini Dr | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Mesa A Minesite, Fortescue | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Mt. Minnie, Cane | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Pannawonica Turnoff, Fortescue | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Private Auski, Karijini | Great Northern Hwy | Roadhouse · toilet | 24-hour stay recorded |
| Private Nanutarra | North West Coastal Hwy | Roadhouse · toilet | 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Cane | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Cane | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Cane | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area · toilet | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Cane | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Chichester | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Fortescue | Pannawonica Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Fortescue | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Fortescue | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Fortescue | Pannawonica Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Fortescue | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Juna Downs | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Juna Downs | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Juna Downs | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Juna Downs (9DBA3A5A) | Karijini Dr | Heavy Vehicle Rest Area · toilet | 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Juna Downs | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Juna Downs | Great Northern Hwy | Heavy Vehicle Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Karijini | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Karijini | Karijini Dr | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Millstream | Manuwarra Red Dog Hwy | Heavy Vehicle Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Millstream | Manuwarra Red Dog Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Mount Sheila | Karijini Dr | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Mount Sheila | Karijini Dr | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Mount Sheila | Karijini Dr | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Mount Sheila | Karijini Dr | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Mulga Downs | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Mulga Downs | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area · toilet | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Nanutarra | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Newman | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Newman | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Peedamulla | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Peedamulla | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Rocklea | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Rocklea | Paraburdoo Tom Price Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Rocklea | Paraburdoo Tom Price Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Rocklea | Nanutarra Munjina Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Rocklea | Paraburdoo Tom Price Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Talandji | Onslow Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Talandji | Onslow Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Talandji | Onslow Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Talandji | Onslow Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Talandji | Onslow Rd | Heavy Vehicle Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Talandji | Onslow Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area · toilet | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Rest area near Yannarie | North West Coastal Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Robe River, Fortescue | North West Coastal Hwy | Major Rest Area · toilet | 24-hour stay recorded |
| Shire of Ashburton, Mount Sheila | Paraburdoo Tom Price Rd | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Tognolini, Juna Downs | Great Northern Hwy | Minor Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Truck Assembly, Mount Sheila | Karijini Dr | Heavy Vehicle Rest Area | No 24-hour stay recorded |
| Yannarie River | North West Coastal Hwy | Major Rest Area · toilet | 24-hour stay recorded |
Where two rows read alike, they are two separate stopping places on the same road in the same locality. Main Roads publishes no name for either and no site identifier but an internal GUID, so there is nothing further to tell them apart with — and inventing a distinction would be worse than showing the pair.
Where this comes from
- “A person may camp only — (a) at a site in a caravan park or camping ground, as appropriate, licensed under the Act; or (b) in accordance with regulation 11. Penalty: a fine of $1 000.” — Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 (WA), current compilation, Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
- “for up to 24 consecutive hours in a caravan or other vehicle on a road side rest area” — Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 (WA), current compilation, Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
- “road side rest area means an area designated by a traffic sign erected in accordance with a written law, as an area which may be used for 24 hours for — (a) resting; or (b) stopping; or (c) camping, in a vehicle;” — Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 (WA), current compilation, Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
- Stopping place locations, facilities and 24-hour stay status: Road Stopping Places, Main Roads Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.