Queenstown to Wānaka with a caravan or motorhome
Queenstown to Wānaka runs 121 km from Queenstown to Wānaka. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 2 h 5 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: Queenstown · Arrowtown · Wānaka
Is Queenstown to Wānaka 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.
- No long climbs: the steepest kilometre is about 5%.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 121 km | 121 km |
| Driving time | 2 h 5 min | 2 h |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | under 1 km | under 1 km |
| Total climb | 728 m | 728 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 58 km | 58 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
- Queenstown · km 0
- Arrowtown · km 22
- Cromwell · km 68
- Wānaka · km 121
Caravan parks on the way
- Queenstown Holiday Park Creeksyde · km 0
- Shotover Top10 Holiday Park · km 4
- Driftaway Queenstown Holiday Park · km 6
- Arrowtown Holiday Park · km 21
- Cromwell Top 10 Holiday Park · km 66
- Mt Aspiring Holiday Park · km 121
- Wanaka Holiday Park · km 121
- Wānaka TOP 10 Holiday Park · km 121
Free camps on the way
- Industrial Place Carpark · km 0
- Boundary Street Carpark · km 0
- Lakeview Carpark, Queenstown · km 0
- Queenstown Events Centre Carpark · km 7
- Howards Drive Carpark · km 11
- Hansen Place Carpark · km 22
- Kawarau Historic Bridge Carparks · km 33
- Crown Range Summit · km 34
- Lowburn Harbour · km 72
- Red Bridge Reserve · km 109
- Wānaka Recreation Centre Carpark · km 118
- Allenby Place Carpark · km 119
- and 2 more in the app
National park and other campgrounds
- Qbox Motorhome Queenstown · km 0 · fees apply
- Service Hub for SC-Vehicles · km 8
- Rum Currie's Hut · km 38
- Bannockburn Domain Camping · km 64 · fees apply
- Cairnmuir Motor Camp · km 65 · fees apply
- Jackson Orchard · km 69 · fees apply
- Lowburn NZMCA Park · km 74
- Luggate Cricket Club Camping Ground · km 107 · fees apply
- Albert town campground · km 116
- Outlet Camp Wānaka · km 120 · fees apply
Dump points
- Dump Station · km 0
- at Queenstown Holiday Park Creeksyde · km 0
- at Driftaway Queenstown Holiday Park · km 6
- at Arrowtown Holiday Park · km 21
- at Cairnmuir Motor Camp · km 65
- at Luggate Cricket Club Camping Ground · km 107
- Wanaka public dump station · km 121
- at Mt Aspiring Holiday Park · km 121
- and 2 more in the app
Fuel stops
- Caltex · km 0
- BP Queenstown · km 6
- Mobil · km 6
- PAK'nSAVE Fuel · km 8
- npd · km 8
- Allied Petroleum · km 66
- Z · km 66
- Allied · km 108
- Caltex Wanaka · km 120
Plan this trip for your own rig
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