Nelson to Golden Bay over Tākaka Hill with a caravan or motorhome
Nelson to Golden Bay over Tākaka Hill runs 133 km from Nelson to Collingwood. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 2 h 30 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: Nelson · Motueka · Tākaka · Collingwood
Is Nelson to Golden Bay over Tākaka Hill 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.
- 4 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 9% uphill on Tākaka Hill Highway, at km 61.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 133 km | 133 km |
| Driving time | 2 h 30 min | 2 h 20 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 4 km | 4 km |
| Total climb | 1,323 m | 1,323 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 52 km | 52 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
- Nelson · km 0
- Brightwater · km 16
- Māpua · km 31
- Motueka · km 49
- Tākaka · km 106
- Collingwood · km 133
Caravan parks on the way
- Nelson City Holiday Park · km 2
- The Brook Valley Holiday Park · km 3
- Tahuna Beach Holiday Park · km 6
- Queen Street Holiday Park · km 13
- Richmond Motel & Holiday Park · km 14
- Motueka Top10 Holiday Park · km 51
- Golden Bay Holiday Park · km 125
Free camps on the way
- Montgomery Carpark · km 0
- Buxton Carpark · km 0
- QEII Drive Gardens · km 0
- Isel Park Freedom Camping · km 7
- Fittal Street Parking Freedom Camping · km 12
- George Quay Parking Freedom Camping · km 46
- Decks Reserve Carpark Freedom Camping · km 49
- Hawkes Lookout Carpark · km 69
- Overnight Parking for SC-vehicles · km 69
- Uruwhenua Reserve Free Camping · km 89
- Freedom camping spot · km 104
- Motupipi Carpark Freedom Camping · km 106
- and 1 more in the app
National park and other campgrounds
- Free self contained camping · km 0
- Mapua Leisure Park · km 31
- McKee Memorial Scenic Reserve · km 35
- Kina Recreation Reserve · km 39
- Motueka NZMCA Park · km 47
- Bethany Park Christian Camp · km 57 · fees apply
- Cobb River Campsite · km 85
- Anatoki Salmon overnight parking · km 102
- River Inn · km 109 · fees apply
- Collingwood Camping Ground · km 133
- and 7 more in the app
Rest areas
- Trafalgar Park - Haven Foreshore (Kinzett Terrace Carpark) · km 0
Dump points
- at Nelson City Holiday Park · km 2
- at Tahuna Beach Holiday Park · km 6
- Dump Station · km 12
- at Motueka Top10 Holiday Park · km 51
Fuel stops
- Waitomo · km 0
- BP · km 0
- Z · km 0
- npd · km 1
- Challenge · km 2
- Mobil Stoke · km 8
- BP 2 Go · km 48
- Z Energy Truck Stop · km 106
- BP Takaka · km 106
- South fuels · km 133
- and 1 more in the app
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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