Lindis Pass: Twizel to Cromwell with a caravan or motorhome
The Lindis Pass runs 140 km from Twizel to Cromwell. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 2 h 10 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: Twizel · Omarama · Tarras · Cromwell
Is the Lindis Pass 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.
- 1 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 9% downhill on Lindis Pass Tarras Road, at km 64.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 140 km | 140 km |
| Driving time | 2 h 10 min | 2 h 5 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 1 km | 1 km |
| Total climb | 816 m | 816 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 108 km | 108 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 0 | 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
Caravan parks on the way
- Cromwell Top 10 Holiday Park · km 140
Free camps on the way
- Twizel Holiday Park · km 0
- Lake Ruataniwha Holiday Park · km 4
- Lake Ruataniwha (west end) Freedom Camping · km 4
- Ruataniwha Reserve Campervan Parking · km 6
- Ahuriri Bridge Campsite · km 27
- Omarama TOP 10 Holiday Park · km 31
- Freedom Camping spot · km 52
- Lindis Pass Historic Hotel Campsite · km 86
- Bendigo Freedom Camping Area · km 125
- Lowburn Harbour · km 135
National park and other campgrounds
- Ohau B Canal NZMCA Park · km 4
- Free campground · km 88
- Lowburn NZMCA Park · km 132
- Jackson Orchard · km 140 · fees apply
Dump points
- Dump Station · km 0
- Ahuriri Motels · km 30
- Omarama Campground · km 31
Fuel stops
- Mobil · km 0
- McKeown · km 1
- Twizel Auto Services · km 2
- RD Petroleum · km 110
- Z · km 140
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a motorhome, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
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