The Coromandel loop with a caravan or motorhome
The Coromandel loop runs 205 km from Thames to Waihī. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 3 h 45 min behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a car and caravan and for a motorhome, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Thames · Coromandel · Whitianga · Tairua · Whangamatā · Waihī
Is the Coromandel loop OK for a car and caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a car and caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 12 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 12% uphill on Whangapoua Road, at km 57.
- It keeps you off 2 nearby roads with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like Cornwall Street (11 m long) and Lawrence Road (11 m long).
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 205 km | 205 km |
| Driving time | 3 h 45 min | 3 h 30 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 12 km | 12 km |
| Total climb | 2,468 m | 2,468 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 44 km | 44 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 2 | 0 |
| Planned at | 3 m high, 11.4 m long and 5.2 t | 3.4 m high, 7.6 m long and 6 t |
Towns on the way
- Thames · km 0
- Tapu · km 19
- Coromandel · km 54
- Whitianga · km 98
- Pauanui · km 141
- Whangamatā · km 174
- Waihī · km 205
Caravan parks on the way
- Dickson Holiday Park · km 4
- Coromandel Top10 Holiday Park · km 54
- Shelly Beach Top 10 Holiday Park · km 54
- Whangapoua Holiday Park · km 67
- Whitianga Harbourside Holiday Park · km 98
- Riverglen Holiday Park · km 115
- Seabreeze Holiday Park · km 124
- Hot Water Beach Top 10 Holiday Park · km 125
- Tairua Holiday Park · km 139
- Pauanui Glade Holiday Park · km 140
Free camps on the way
- TCDC Thames Office and Library Car Parks · km 0
- Thames Bowling Club Freedom Camping · km 0
- Tararu Beachfront North Reserve · km 4
- Tapu Domain and Beachfront Reserves, Tapu · km 19
- Pottery Lane, Coromandel · km 54
- The Village Green Reserve, Matarangi · km 75
- The Esplanade and Wharf, Whitianga · km 98
- 25 Paku Drive, Tairua · km 138
- Kennedy Park, Pauanui · km 141
- South End Reserves, Pauanui · km 141
- Te Titoki Reserve, Whangamata · km 174
- Waihi · km 204
- and 53 more in the app
National park and other campgrounds
- Tapu Creek Campervan Park · km 19
- Self contained only · km 19
- Coromandel NZMCA Park · km 54
- Chaeppi's Shebang · km 80
- Simpsons Beach Retreat · km 92 · fees apply
- Cooks Beach Resort · km 98
- Millcreek Bird & Campervan Park & Country Retreats Halcyon Heights · km 110 · fees apply
- Pauanui Campervan parking · km 141 · fees apply
- Whangamata Motor Camp · km 175
- Waihi Motor Camp · km 205
- and 9 more in the app
Dump points
- Dump Station · km 0
- at Tapu Motor Camp · km 19
- at Long Bay Motor Camp & Cabins · km 54
- at Simpsons Beach Retreat · km 92
- at Millcreek Bird & Campervan Park & Country Retreats Halcyon Heights · km 110
- at Hot Water Beach Top 10 Holiday Park · km 125
- at Whangamata Motor Camp · km 175
- at Waihi Motor Camp · km 205
- and 10 more in the app
Fuel stops
- Gull · km 0
- BP · km 0
- Mobil · km 0
- Waitomo · km 19
- G.A.S. · km 54
- Z · km 98
- G.A.S. Pauanui · km 141
Plan this trip for your own rig
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