# Where to go in April

> Road trips that our season estimate rates as best in April: 490 routes in Europe, North America and Oceania.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/when-to-go/april/

Road trips that our season estimate rates as best in April: 490 routes in Europe, North America and Oceania.

Where to go in April by RV or camper? April is spring in full swing across southern and western Europe, with blossoming orchards, green hills and wildflowers along the Mediterranean. Many campgrounds open for the season around Easter, and outside the Easter holidays it’s still pleasantly quiet. High alpine passes usually stay closed. In the US, the national parks of the Southwest are at their best, and Australia enjoys mild autumn days.

The routes below are the ones our season estimate rates as good in April, based on long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass opening seasons. Our tip: April weather is famously fickle. Pack for both sunshine and cold snaps, and remember that snow can still fall at higher elevations. Around Easter, popular campgrounds fill up quickly, so book ahead if you’re traveling during the holidays.

## USA

- [Utah's five national parks, in one loop from Las Vegas](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/mighty-five/): 8 d
- [Death Valley loop](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/death-valley/): 3 d
- [Lake Tahoe loop](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/lake-tahoe/): 2 d
- [Sequoia and Yosemite](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/sequoia-yosemite/): 4 d
- [Red rock Arizona](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/arizona-red-rock/): 3 d
- [High Road to Taos](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/high-road-taos/): 2 d
- [Texas Gulf Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/texas-gulf/): 3 d
- [Route 66, part two: Oklahoma City to the Pacific](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/route66-west/): 8 d
- [Chihuahuan Desert parks](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/chihuahuan/): 3 d
- [Natchez Trace Parkway](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/natchez-trace/): 4 d
- [Arkansas Ozarks](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/ozarks/): 3 d
- [Lowcountry: Charleston to Savannah](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/lowcountry/): 3 d
- [Outer Banks](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/outer-banks/): 3 d
- [Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/florida-gulf/): 3 d
- [Highway 1: San Francisco to Santa Monica](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/highway-1/): 4 d
- [Florida’s Forgotten Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/forgotten-coast/): 3 d
- [Pacific Coast Highway south: Malibu to San Diego](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-socal-coast/): 4 d
- [Kings Canyon Scenic Byway and the Giant Forest](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-kings-canyon/): 3 d
- [US-395: Alabama Hills, Manzanar and the bristlecones](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-us395-south/): 3 d
- [Mammoth Lakes, June Lake Loop and the ghost town of Bodie](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-mammoth-bodie/): 3 d
- [Death Valley in depth: Dante’s View to Ubehebe Crater](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-death-valley-deep/): 3 d
- [Santa Ynez Valley: missions, wine and dunes](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-santa-ynez/): 3 d
- [Great Basin Highway: canyons, ghost towns and charcoal ovens](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-great-basin-hwy/): 3 d
- [Grand Canyon North Rim and Marble Canyon: Kanab to Page](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b18-north-rim-marble-canyon/): 4 d

## Europe

- [Tuscany and Lazio by motorhome](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/tuscany-camper/): 5 d
- [Sicily loop: temples, Etna and Baroque towns](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/sicily-baroque/): 7 d
- [Sardinia’s Orientale Sarda](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/sardinia-east/): 5 d
- [Puglia: trulli, white towns and the heel of Italy](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/puglia-trulli/): 5 d
- [Cilento and Maratea: the quiet side of Campania](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/cilento-coast/): 4 d
- [Monti Sibillini: Ascoli to the flowering plain](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-sibillini/): 4 d
- [Trabocchi Coast to the Molise and Abruzzo mountains](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-trabocchi-molise/): 5 d
- [Gargano: forest, cliffs and sea stacks](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-gargano/): 3 d
- [Castles and ravines of the Alta Murgia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-alta-murgia/): 3 d
- [Basilicata: Matera, ghost towns and the Lucanian Dolomites](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-basilicata/): 4 d
- [Calabria’s Coast of the Gods](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-costa-degli-dei/): 4 d
- [Pollino and Sila: Calabria’s mountain heart](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-pollino-sila/): 4 d
- [Western Sicily: Segesta, Erice and the salt pans](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-sicily-west/): 5 d
- [Inland Sicily: mosaics, majolica and the Madonie](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-sicily-interior/): 4 d
- [Sardinia’s west coast: Alghero to Barumini](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-sardinia-west/): 5 d
- [Gallura: granite coast of northern Sardinia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-gallura/): 4 d
- [Maremma: cypresses, hot springs and tuff towns](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-maremma/): 5 d
- [Italian Riviera: Genoa to Lerici](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/riviera-levante/): 3 d
- [Umbria’s hill towns](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/umbria-hill-towns/): 4 d
- [Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/amalfi/): 3 d
- [Abruzzo: Gran Sasso and the stone villages](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/abruzzo-high/): 3 d
- [Luberon perched villages](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b2-luberon-villages/): 3 d
- [Côte Vermeille and the little yellow train](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b2-cote-vermeille-conflent/): 4 d
- [Val d’Orcia slow road](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/val-dorcia-slow/): 3 d

## Oceania

- [From the Bay of Islands to Cape Reinga and back](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-bay-of-islands-to-cape-reinga/): 3 d
- [The Kauri Coast and Hokianga from Kaikohe to Matakohe](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-kauri-coast-hokianga/): 3 d
- [Three days in the Bay of Islands: Waitangi to Kerikeri](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-bay-of-islands-loop/): 3 d
- [Auckland and the wild Waitākere west coast beaches](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-auckland-west-coast/): 2 d
- [Auckland to Whangārei by the north-east coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-auckland-north-coast/): 3 d
- [The Coromandel Peninsula loop from Thames to Waihī](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-coromandel-peninsula-loop/): 4 d
- [Waikato circuit: Hobbiton, Waitomo caves, Kawhia and Raglan](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-waikato-waitomo-hobbiton/): 3 d
- [Two days along the Bay of Plenty from Waihī to Te Kaha](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-bay-of-plenty-coast/): 2 d
- [The East Cape road from Ōpōtiki to Gisborne](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzn-east-cape-road/): 4 d
- [Rotorua, Taupō and Tongariro: a volcanic plateau road trip](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-rotorua-taupo-tongariro/): 3 d
- [Tongariro National Park, Whakapapa and Ōhakune in two days](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-tongariro-ruapehu/): 2 d
- [Waitomo caves and the SH3 coast road to New Plymouth](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-waitomo-to-new-plymouth/): 3 d
- [Around Mt Taranaki on the Surf Highway and mountain roads](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-taranaki-circuit/): 3 d
- [The Forgotten World Highway from Stratford to Taumarunui](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-forgotten-world-highway/): 2 d
- [The Whanganui River Road from Whanganui to Ōhakune](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-whanganui-river-road/): 3 d
- [Hawke's Bay: Napier, Hastings, wine and Cape Kidnappers](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-hawkes-bay-napier-hastings/): 3 d
- [Wellington to Wairarapa wine country and Cape Palliser](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-wairarapa-cape-palliser/): 3 d
- [Surf breaks, limestone stacks and sandstone ridges – by camper along the Great Ocean Road to the Grampians](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-301-great-ocean-road/): 8 d
- [Taihape to Wellington through Manawatū and the Kāpiti Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-taihape-to-wellington/): 3 d
- [From Picton Through the Marlborough Sounds to Nelson](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzw-sounds-picton-nelson/): 2 d
- [Along SH1 from Picton through Marlborough Wine Country to Kaikōura](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzw-marlborough-kaikoura-coast/): 2 d
- [From Nelson to Abel Tasman, Takaka and the Top of the South](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzw-abel-tasman-golden-bay/): 4 d
- [From Nelson to Westport via Nelson Lakes and the Buller Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzw-nelson-lakes-buller-westport/): 3 d
- [Bays, bush and penguins – by camper along the Princes Highway from Sydney to Melbourne](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-305-sydney-melbourne-coast/): 8 d

## FAQs

**Where is the best place to go by motorhome in April?**
Southern Europe is ideal: Portugal, Andalusia, Provence, Tuscany, Sicily and Greece offer spring weather without the summer heat or crowds. In the US, Utah and Arizona are perfect for hiking. In Australia, April brings pleasant autumn weather in the south and the end of the wet season in the tropical north.

**When do campgrounds open in spring?**
Many campgrounds in central and northern Europe open around Easter, others in April or May. In the mountains and in Scandinavia, some open only in late spring or early summer. Campgrounds on the Mediterranean coast often open earlier or stay open all year. Check the opening dates of each campground before you go.

**How are the routes for April chosen?**
Our season estimate combines long-term temperature averages, terrain and the opening seasons of mountain passes for every stop of a route. These 490 routes are rated “good” in April. Weather varies from year to year, so check the forecast before you go.