Where to go in February
Road trips that our season estimate rates as best in February: 88 routes in Europe, North America and Oceania.
Where to go in February by RV or camper? It’s still winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but the days are noticeably longer. In southern Spain, Portugal and the Mediterranean south, the first almond trees blossom, and the US desert Southwest is at its best. In the mountains it’s ski season, so high passes stay closed. In Australia and New Zealand, summer is still in full swing and slowly winding down.
The routes below are the ones our season estimate rates as good in February, based on long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass opening seasons. Our tip: carnival and winter school holidays in many European countries fill ski resorts and alpine campgrounds for a week or two. Check the holiday dates of your destination and book winter campgrounds early. Down south, it stays pleasantly quiet.
USA · 27 routes
The newest 24 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
© Hans Stieglitz · CC BY-SA 3.0Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades
Photo by Mason @ TRI on UnsplashFlorida’s Forgotten Coast
© Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0Pacific Coast Highway south: Malibu to San Diego
© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Oʻahu circle: Diamond Head to the North Shore
© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Kohala and the Hāmākua Coast: Kona to Hilo the northern way
Photo by Alex Parisi on UnsplashTucson and Mount Lemmon: from saguaros to pine forest
© LuidmilaKot · Pixabay Content LicenseManatees, cypress swamps and shell beaches – by camper along Florida’s Gulf Coast to the Everglades
© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Lava fields, black beaches and cloud forest – a campervan loop around Hawaiʻi Island
© Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Single-lane bridges, bamboo forest and sunrise above the clouds – by campervan along the Road to Hāna and up Haleakalā
© DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0Coquina forts, sand tracks and launch pads – by camper along Florida's Atlantic coast from Amelia Island to Vero Beach
© 12019 · Pixabay Content LicenseBlackwater, cypresses and crystal-clear springs – by camper from the Okefenokee Swamp down the Suwannee River to the springs of North Florida
© User:Genoist · CC BY-SA 3.0Spring pools, manatees and sand pines – by camper from Orlando through the Ocala National Forest to the springs of Central Florida
© Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden · CC BY 2.0Florida’s Space Coast: Kennedy Space Center to Daytona
© Kalisa66 · CC0A1A from Jacksonville to Daytona: forts, lighthouses and coquina
© User:Genoist · CC BY-SA 3.0Central Florida springs: Wekiwa to the Ichetucknee
© David Broad · CC BY 3.0Turquoise to the Horizon – Along the Overseas Highway to Key West
Photo by Pascal Bernardon on UnsplashThe Overseas Highway to Key West
Photo by Cesar Cid on UnsplashJoshua trees, salt lake and palm oases: by camper through the deserts of Southern California
Photo by Royce Fonseca on UnsplashOrange groves, the Pink Moment and island hopping – by camper through Ventura, Ojai and to the Channel Islands
© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0Islands in a sea of desert: by camper through Arizona’s Sky Islands: Chiricahua, Bisbee, Tombstone, Saguaro and Organ Pipe
© Alan Levine from Strawberry, United States · CC BY 2.0Dust, lakes and saguaros: by camper along the Apache Trail through the Superstition Mountains to Roosevelt Lake
© Boydsk2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0Road to Hana, Maui
© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Hawaiʻi Island: Kona to the volcano
© GB11111 · CC BY-SA 4.0Anza-Borrego and the Salton Sea
Europe · 3 routes
© jairo_83_0 · Pixabay Content LicenseLaurel forest, lava fields and trade-wind clouds – by camper across Tenerife and La Gomera
Photo by Michael Schreiber on UnsplashLava fields, wine hollows and shifting dunes – by camper across Lanzarote and Fuerteventura
© Felix König · CC BY 3.0Rock needles, pine forest and shifting dunes – by camper around Gran Canaria
Oceania · 58 routes
The newest 24 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
© Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainTongariro National Park, Whakapapa and Ōhakune in two days
Photo by Ms M on UnsplashSurf breaks, limestone stacks and sandstone ridges – by camper along the Great Ocean Road to the Grampians
Photo by RE Walsh on UnsplashRainforest, granite bays and wombats at dusk – a campervan loop around Tasmania
Photo by Laura Cros on UnsplashBays, bush and penguins – by camper along the Princes Highway from Sydney to Melbourne
Photo by Michael Sanchez on UnsplashGreymouth to Christchurch over Arthur's Pass
Photo by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa on UnsplashFrom Franz Josef and Fox Glacier to Haast and Jackson Bay
Photo by Nathan Hurst on UnsplashKarri giants, granite coves and beach kangaroos – by campervan through Western Australia’s South West to Esperance
Photo by Dan Freeman on UnsplashPelicans, lighthouses and rainforest – up the north coast of New South Wales to Byron Bay by camper
Photo by Urlaubstracker on UnsplashMountain ash, muscat and snow poles – by camper through Victoria’s High Country
Photo by Caleb on UnsplashSandstone gorges, gold-rush villages and snow-grass plains – through the mountains of New South Wales by camper
Photo by Emma Li on UnsplashMackenzie Country lakes and Aoraki / Mount Cook
© W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0Oamaru to Dunedin along the North Otago coast
Photo by Sulthan Auliya on UnsplashDunedin city and the wildlife of Otago Peninsula
Photo by Titus Blair on UnsplashThe Catlins coast from Balclutha to Invercargill
© wanghongliu · CC BY-SA 3.0Queenstown, Glenorchy and Arrowtown on Lake Wakatipu
Photo by Cameron Webb on UnsplashRed gums, paddle steamers and river sand – along the Murray River by camper from Wodonga to the Riverland
Photo by Ian Ward on UnsplashCrown Range and Lake Wānaka to Cromwell
Photo by Tonia Kraakman on UnsplashTe Anau to Milford Sound via Homer Tunnel
© Thomas Berwing · CC BY-SA 4.0Bluff to Stewart Island / Rakiura and Ulva Island
Photo by Jamie Davies on UnsplashConvict road, Semillon and snow-grass highlands – by camper through the Hunter Valley into the Barrington Tops
Photo by James R on UnsplashPelicans, crater lakes and terra rossa – by camper through the Coorong to the Limestone Coast
Photo by Urlaubstracker on UnsplashMineral springs, steam trains and gold-rush towns – by campervan through the Macedon Ranges and the Victorian Goldfields
© Maksym Kozlenko · CC BY-SA 4.0Misty forest, sandstone gorges and wombats by the river – by camper through the Southern Highlands to Kangaroo Valley
Photo by Paddy Pohlod on UnsplashGrand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Kiama
FAQs
Can you take a motorhome trip in February?
Yes, if you choose the right region. Southern Spain, Portugal and the US Southwest offer mild days and quiet roads. In the Alps, you can go winter camping with winter tires and snow chains. Expect cold nights almost everywhere in Europe, so a reliable heater and enough gas or diesel are essential.
Where is it summer in February?
In the Southern Hemisphere. Australia and New Zealand have the opposite seasons, so February is late summer there, with warm days and long evenings. In tropical northern Australia it’s the wet season, so the south and the coasts are usually the better choice for a road trip at this time of year.
How are the routes for February chosen?
Our season estimate combines long-term temperature averages, terrain and the opening seasons of mountain passes for every stop of a route. These 88 routes are rated “good” in February. Weather varies from year to year, so check the forecast before you go.