Ranges View Rest Area is a modest roadside stop situated on the Stuart Highway about 65 kilometres north of Port Augusts. This basic rest area offers travellers a chance to take a break from their journey through the vast Australian outback.

Located in a remote stretch of highway, it provides essential amenities such as toilets, water, seating and tables under shelter from the sun which will be a welcome change for those on long trips. There is also plenty of space for parking vehicles, including larger trucks and caravans.

True to its name, Ranges View Rest Area offers scenic vistas of the distant ranges, giving travellers a moment to appreciate the expansive horizons of South Australia’s interior.

Discovering Outback South Australia is a true adventure, and one that provides a variety of experiences to suit every traveller. This is an inspiring landscape full of breathtaking colours, heritage and wildlife, and is certainly a premier outback destination for discovery and adventure. Rising above the red earth and grey saltbush of the plains, purple-hued mountains are silhouetted against the piercing blue of the outback sky. You will see an enormous range of picturesque views, from sheer rock faces to tree-lined gorges and shaded rock-pools. Geologically, this amazing landscape has been sculpted by a complex interplay of elemental forces over a period of 1000 million years. Culturally, the Flinders Ranges has been home to the Adnyamathanha people for thousands of years and is rich in indigenous culture and heritage.
From a signboard at the rest stop

While not luxurious, this rest stop offers amazing landscapes and a brief respite before continuing onward through the heart of the continent.