Picton to Christchurch along the Kaikōura coast with a caravan or motorhome
Picton to Christchurch along the Kaikōura coast runs 337 km from Picton to Christchurch. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 5 h 50 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: Picton · Blenheim · Kaikōura · Christchurch
Is Picton to Christchurch along the Kaikōura coast 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 7% uphill on State Highway 1, at km 183.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 337 km | 337 km |
| Driving time | 5 h 50 min | 5 h 30 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 1 km | 1 km |
| Total climb | 2,039 m | 2,039 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 139 km | 139 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
- Picton Tasman Holiday Parks · km 0
- Alpine Pacific Holiday Park : Kaikoura Accommodation · km 156
- Kaikoura Top 10 Holiday Park · km 157
- Cheviot Motel & Holiday Park · km 225
- Waikuku Beach Holiday Park · km 306
- Woodend Beach Holiday Park · km 314
- Pineacres Holiday Park · km 316
- Kairaki Beach Holiday Park · km 319
- Riverlands Holiday Park · km 322
- Pascoe Park Campground and Tourist Park · km 326
- Johns Motel and Holiday Park · km 330
- North South Holiday Park · km 330
- and 2 more in the app
Free camps on the way
- Picton TOP 10 Holiday Park · km 0
- Picton Campervan Park · km 1
- Spring Creek Holiday Park · km 22
- Blenheim TOP 10 Holiday Park · km 27
- Wynen Street Carpark · km 29
- Lake Elterwater · km 70
- Donegal · km 153
- Esplanade Fire Station · km 158
- Jimmy Armers · km 159
- Scarborough St Reserve · km 159
- Scargill Motunau Reserve Freedom Camping · km 260
- HDC carpark Amberley Freedom Camping · km 291
- and 9 more in the app
National park and other campgrounds
- KiwiCamp · km 36
- Okiwi Bay Campsite · km 127
- Kaikoura · km 153
- Lobster Inn Motor Lodge · km 156
- The Point Self Contained Campsite · km 159 · fees apply
- Omihi · km 176
- Cheviot Rest Reserve Freedom Camping · km 226 · fees apply
- Waipara Sleepers Motor Camp · km 281
- Kaiapoi NZMCA Park · km 319
- Amber Park · km 337 · fees apply
- and 12 more in the app
Rest areas
- Ōkiwi Bay · km 127
- Paparoa Point · km 129
- Ōhau Point · km 131
- Rākautara · km 134
- Te Ana Pōuri · km 134
- Raramai · km 172
- Toka-ānau · km 173
Dump points
- Dump Station · km 0
- at Picton Tasman Holiday Parks · km 0
- Canterbury dump station · km 156
- at Kaikoura Top 10 Holiday Park · km 157
- at Johns Motel and Holiday Park · km 330
Fuel stops
- Z · km 0
- GAS · km 1
- McKeown CardFuel 24/7 · km 28
- Caltex · km 29
- Allied Petroleum · km 74
- Challenge · km 226
- Mobil · km 320
- Waitomo · km 333
- BP 2GO Mairehau · km 334
- Gull · km 336
- and 7 more in the app
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