# Road trips from Picton

> 5 road trips that start in or near Picton, 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-picton-nz/

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

- [From Picton Through the Marlborough Sounds to Nelson](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzw-sounds-picton-nelson/): 2 days, 178 km – A two-day drive from the Cook Strait ferry along Queen Charlotte Drive and SH6 to Nelson, with sound views, mussels and river forest.
- [Along SH1 from Picton through Marlborough Wine Country to Kaikōura](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzw-marlborough-kaikoura-coast/): 2 days, 207 km – A two-day drive on SH1 past vineyards, salt ponds and rebuilt coast road to the seal colonies of Kaikōura.
- [Bays, vines and mountain lakes – by camper through the Marlborough Sounds to the Wairau Valley, Nelson and the Nelson Lakes](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-590-nz-marlborough-sounds-nelson-lakes/): 7 days, 453 km – From the ferry at Picton along Queen Charlotte Drive, via Havelock and Pelorus Bridge to the Wairau Valley, on to Lake Rotoiti and via Nelson to the gateway of Abel Tasman National Park: about 585 kilometres in seven stages at the top of the South Island.
- [Rainforest, surf and glacier ice – by camper from Nelson down the West Coast to Wānaka](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-307-nz-west-coast-glaciers/): 8 days, 832 km – From the ferry in Picton via Abel Tasman, the Buller Gorge, the Pancake Rocks and the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers over the Haast Pass to Wānaka: around 1,085 kilometres on New Zealand’s wildest coast road – with one-lane bridges, DOC campsites and sandflies as constant companions.
- [Sperm whales, mountain passes and starry skies – by camper from Marlborough via Kaikōura and Canterbury to Takapō](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-319-nz-marlborough-kaikoura-canterbury/): 8 days, 847 km – Around 1,045 km from the vineyards of the Wairau across the earthquake coast of Kaikōura, the hot springs of Hanmer, Akaroa’s crater harbour and Arthur’s Pass to turquoise Takapō – New Zealand’s dry, wide-open east side in eight stages.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Picton?**
Popular routes starting in or near Picton: From Picton Through the Marlborough Sounds to Nelson, Along SH1 from Picton through Marlborough Wine Country to Kaikōura, Bays, vines and mountain lakes – by camper through the Marlborough Sounds to the Wairau Valley, Nelson and the Nelson Lakes, Rainforest, surf and glacier ice – by camper from Nelson down the West Coast to Wānaka and Sperm whales, mountain passes and starry skies – by camper from Marlborough via Kaikōura and Canterbury to Takapō.

**Is there a short road trip from Picton?**
The shortest is From Picton Through the Marlborough Sounds to Nelson: 2 days, about 178 km.

**What is the longest road trip from Picton?**
The longest is Sperm whales, mountain passes and starry skies – by camper from Marlborough via Kaikōura and Canterbury to Takapō: 8 days, about 847 km with 14 stops.