Wellington: camping and road guide
Within 30 km of Wellington there are 20 campsites (6 of them free), 4 dump stations and 4 rest areas. Nearby, 1 road has a signed height or length limit, or no caravans allowed. They're listed first.
CampsitesDump stationsRoad limits
Low bridges and road limits near Wellington
Signed limits within 25 km, for anything tall or long: a motorhome, a caravan, a campervan or a rooftop tent.
- Karori Tunnel · 3.05 m height limit · 2 km W
Campsites near Wellington
- Barnett Street Car Park · in town · fees apply
- Evans Bay Marina car park Freedom Camping · 3 km SE · free · toilets
- Te Kopahou Visitors Centre car park Freedom Camping · 7 km S · free · toilets
- Capital Lodge Motor Inn · 7 km NE · fees apply · caravans OK · toilets
- Matiu/somes Island Campsite · 8 km NE · fees apply · toilets
- The Pipes · 9 km SE
- Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park · 13 km NE · caravans OK
- Catchpool Valley Campsite · 14 km SE · fees apply · toilets
- Graces Stream Campsite · 14 km SE · fees apply · toilets
- Boar Inn · 17 km E
- Camp Elsdon · 17 km N · fees apply · caravans OK
- Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre · 18 km E · fees apply
- Onepoto Esplanade Reserve Freedom Camping · 20 km N · free
- Dry Creek Campground · 22 km NE · fees apply · toilets
- Mana Domain Freedom Camping · 22 km N · free
- and 5 more in the app
Dump stations
- Dump Station · 3 km SE
- at Capital Lodge Motor Inn · 7 km NE
- at Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park · 13 km NE
- at Catchpool Valley Campsite · 14 km SE
Rest areas
- Rest Area · 6 km NE
- Rest Area · 22 km NE
- Transmission Gully Operations Centre · 23 km NE
- Rest Area · 24 km NE · toilets
Fuel
- BP Roadmaster · in town
- BP · 2 km S
- BP Brooklyn · 2 km SW
- BP Berhampore · 3 km S
- BP Karori · 3 km W
- PAK'nSAVE Fuel · 4 km SE
- and 18 more in the app
Route guides through Wellington
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