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Penong Rest Area

Penong, SA
At a glance
Rest AreaCaravansToiletsAccessiblePets Welcome

About this rest area

The Penong Rest Area provides comfortable amenities for visitors including picnic tables, accessible flushing toilets, and ample parking space. It features a shelter with an informative board giving insights about the local area, alongside a picnic table for convenience. The facility beautifully maintains its cleanliness and tidiness, thanks to a donation box used for its upkeep. It gives a welcoming and pleasurable experience to all its users, making it an ideal stopover or picnic spot.

A shelter has an information board about the local area and a picnic table. There is a donation box to help with maintenance of this pleasant facility.

How to Get There

Driveway entrances both the Eyre Highway and Murray Street.

What this place offers

Amenities

Toilets

Accommodation Types

Caravans

Facilities

Shade
Picnic Tables
Children's Play Facility

Rules & Accessibility

Accessible
Pets Welcome

Other Features

Unknown feature
Picnic tables and bin
Accessible flushing toilets
"Children's playground
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Bin
Good mobile phone signal
Information
Mobile Phone Coverage
Day Rest Area
Day Use Area
Donations appreciated
Information Board
Long Rig
Information board

Location

Penong Rest AreaEyre Highway, Penong, SA, 5690

Weather Forecast

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TODAY🌦️
14° / 7°
💧 49%
THU☁️
14° / 7°
FRI☁️
16° / 5°
SAT☀️
16° / 7°
SUN🌤️
16° / 9°
💧 8%

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Eyre Highway

Penong, SA 5690

Penong Rest Area