# Where to go in February

> Road trips that our season estimate rates as best in February: 88 routes in Europe, North America and Oceania.

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

- [Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/florida-gulf/): 3 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
- [Oʻahu circle: Diamond Head to the North Shore](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-oahu-circle/): 2 d
- [Kohala and the Hāmākua Coast: Kona to Hilo the northern way](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-kohala-hamakua/): 3 d
- [Tucson and Mount Lemmon: from saguaros to pine forest](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b18-tucson-mount-lemmon/): 3 d
- [Manatees, cypress swamps and shell beaches – by camper along Florida’s Gulf Coast to the Everglades](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-295-florida-gulf-everglades/): 8 d
- [Lava fields, black beaches and cloud forest – a campervan loop around Hawaiʻi Island](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-336-hawaii-big-island/): 7 d
- [Single-lane bridges, bamboo forest and sunrise above the clouds – by campervan along the Road to Hāna and up Haleakalā](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-353-hawaii-maui-road-to-hana/): 5 d
- [Coquina forts, sand tracks and launch pads – by camper along Florida's Atlantic coast from Amelia Island to Vero Beach](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-367-florida-atlantic-coast-st-augustine/): 8 d
- [Blackwater, cypresses and crystal-clear springs – by camper from the Okefenokee Swamp down the Suwannee River to the springs of North Florida](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-447-okefenokee-suwannee-springs/): 8 d
- [Spring pools, manatees and sand pines – by camper from Orlando through the Ocala National Forest to the springs of Central Florida](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-528-florida-springs-ocala-forest/): 7 d
- [Florida’s Space Coast: Kennedy Space Center to Daytona](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b20-space-coast/): 3 d
- [A1A from Jacksonville to Daytona: forts, lighthouses and coquina](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b20-a1a-first-coast/): 3 d
- [Central Florida springs: Wekiwa to the Ichetucknee](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b20-central-florida-springs/): 4 d
- [Turquoise to the Horizon – Along the Overseas Highway to Key West](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-005-florida-keys/): 4 d
- [The Overseas Highway to Key West](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/overseas/): 2 d
- [Joshua trees, salt lake and palm oases: by camper through the deserts of Southern California](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-069-joshua-tree-anza-borrego/): 5 d
- [Orange groves, the Pink Moment and island hopping – by camper through Ventura, Ojai and to the Channel Islands](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-079-channel-islands-ventura-ojai/): 6 d
- [Islands in a sea of desert: by camper through Arizona’s Sky Islands: Chiricahua, Bisbee, Tombstone, Saguaro and Organ Pipe](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-103-arizona-sky-islands/): 6 d
- [Dust, lakes and saguaros: by camper along the Apache Trail through the Superstition Mountains to Roosevelt Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-104-apache-trail-tonto/): 4 d
- [Road to Hana, Maui](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/road-to-hana/): 2 d
- [Hawaiʻi Island: Kona to the volcano](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/big-island/): 3 d
- [Anza-Borrego and the Salton Sea](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b8-anza-borrego/): 3 d

## Europe

- [Laurel forest, lava fields and trade-wind clouds – by camper across Tenerife and La Gomera](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-341-tenerife-la-gomera/): 8 d
- [Lava fields, wine hollows and shifting dunes – by camper across Lanzarote and Fuerteventura](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-361-lanzarote-fuerteventura/): 8 d
- [Rock needles, pine forest and shifting dunes – by camper around Gran Canaria](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-650-gran-canaria/): 7 d

## Oceania

- [Tongariro National Park, Whakapapa and Ōhakune in two days](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzm-tongariro-ruapehu/): 2 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
- [Rainforest, granite bays and wombats at dusk – a campervan loop around Tasmania](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-302-tasmania-loop/): 8 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
- [Greymouth to Christchurch over Arthur's Pass](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzw-arthurs-pass-christchurch/): 2 d
- [From Franz Josef and Fox Glacier to Haast and Jackson Bay](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzw-franz-josef-haast/): 3 d
- [Karri giants, granite coves and beach kangaroos – by campervan through Western Australia’s South West to Esperance](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-313-wa-south-west-albany-esperance/): 8 d
- [Pelicans, lighthouses and rainforest – up the north coast of New South Wales to Byron Bay by camper](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-315-nsw-north-coast-byron/): 8 d
- [Mountain ash, muscat and snow poles – by camper through Victoria’s High Country](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-316-victorian-high-country/): 8 d
- [Sandstone gorges, gold-rush villages and snow-grass plains – through the mountains of New South Wales by camper](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-317-blue-mountains-snowy/): 8 d
- [Mackenzie Country lakes and Aoraki / Mount Cook](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzz-mackenzie-mount-cook/): 3 d
- [Oamaru to Dunedin along the North Otago coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzz-waitaki-moeraki-coast/): 2 d
- [Dunedin city and the wildlife of Otago Peninsula](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzz-dunedin-otago-peninsula/): 2 d
- [The Catlins coast from Balclutha to Invercargill](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzz-catlins-southern-scenic/): 3 d
- [Queenstown, Glenorchy and Arrowtown on Lake Wakatipu](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzz-queenstown-glenorchy-arrowtown/): 3 d
- [Red gums, paddle steamers and river sand – along the Murray River by camper from Wodonga to the Riverland](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-349-murray-river-echuca-mildura/): 8 d
- [Crown Range and Lake Wānaka to Cromwell](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzz-wanaka-crown-range/): 2 d
- [Te Anau to Milford Sound via Homer Tunnel](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzz-milford-road/): 3 d
- [Bluff to Stewart Island / Rakiura and Ulva Island](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/nzz-stewart-island-rakiura/): 3 d
- [Convict road, Semillon and snow-grass highlands – by camper through the Hunter Valley into the Barrington Tops](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-397-nsw-hunter-barrington/): 8 d
- [Pelicans, crater lakes and terra rossa – by camper through the Coorong to the Limestone Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-409-sa-limestone-coast-coorong/): 8 d
- [Mineral springs, steam trains and gold-rush towns – by campervan through the Macedon Ranges and the Victorian Goldfields](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-429-vic-goldfields-macedon/): 7 d
- [Misty forest, sandstone gorges and wombats by the river – by camper through the Southern Highlands to Kangaroo Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-430-nsw-southern-highlands-kangaroo-valley/): 7 d
- [Grand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Kiama](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-grand-pacific-drive/): 2 d

## 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.