Free camp · Free
Bridge Creek Rest Area
Hayes Creek, Northern Territory
Official Stuart Highway rest area 146km south of Darwin where the NT road authority explicitly allows 24-hour overnight camping, making it a handy free first-night stop heading for Katherine. Facilities include BBQs, picnic tables, shelter, a toilet and a water supply. Creeks in this part of the Top End are estuarine crocodile country, so stay out of the water.
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