# Road trips from Mount Maunganui

> 3 road trips that start in or near Mount Maunganui, from 2 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-mount-maunganui-nz/

3 road trips that start in or near Mount Maunganui, from 2 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Two days along the Bay of Plenty from Waihī to Te Kaha](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-bay-of-plenty-coast/): 2 days, 270 km – A coastal drive on SH2 and SH35 past Mauao, Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki to the Pōhutukawa Coast.
- [Rotorua, Taupō and Tongariro: a volcanic plateau road trip](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-rotorua-taupo-tongariro/): 3 days, 225 km – A three-day drive from the geothermal fields of Rotorua past Lake Taupō to the volcanoes of Tongariro National Park.
- [Smoking island, ancestral house and rainforest lake – by campervan through the eastern Bay of Plenty and Te Urewera](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-480-nz-eastern-bay-of-plenty-te-urewera/): 8 days, 329 km – From Mount Maunganui along the coast via Maketū and Whakatāne to Ōpōtiki, then inland on SH38 over gravel through Te Urewera to Lake Waikaremoana and down to Wairoa: around 520 kilometres of driving on the left between surf and rainforest.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Mount Maunganui?**
Popular routes starting in or near Mount Maunganui: Two days along the Bay of Plenty from Waihī to Te Kaha, Rotorua, Taupō and Tongariro: a volcanic plateau road trip and Smoking island, ancestral house and rainforest lake – by campervan through the eastern Bay of Plenty and Te Urewera.

**Is there a short road trip from Mount Maunganui?**
The shortest is Two days along the Bay of Plenty from Waihī to Te Kaha: 2 days, about 270 km.

**What is the longest road trip from Mount Maunganui?**
The longest is Smoking island, ancestral house and rainforest lake – by campervan through the eastern Bay of Plenty and Te Urewera: 8 days, about 329 km with 14 stops.