Campsites in Marlborough

Marlborough rewards campers with everything from sheltered coves along the Marlborough Sounds to remote backcountry huts and high-country valleys inland. You can pitch a tent beside a quiet bay reached by gravel road, or settle in near an alpine lake. These Marlborough campsites suit overlanders chasing both coastal scenery and rugged interior country.

Acheron Accommodation House Campsite

Acheron Accommodation House Campsite is a historic riverside spot in Marlborough's Molesworth Station, with three flat camp areas, walks and big valley views.

Aussie Bay Campsite

Barbers Hut

Bottom Gordon Hut

Boulder Forks Hut

Butchers Flat Campsite

Cowshed Bay Campsite

Elaine Bay Campsite

French Pass Campsite

Greigs Hut

Harvey Bay Campsite

Island Gully Hut

Kenepuru Head Campsite

Kowhai Point Campsite

Kowhai Point Campsite is a basic Marlborough reserve site on the Wairau River, with grassy tent sites, manuka surrounds and good river access.

Lake Tennyson Campsite

Lake Tennyson Campsite is a spacious, exposed lakeside spot in Marlborough's Molesworth Reserve, with alpine views, trout fishing and a 4WD river crossing to the far shore.

Marfells Beach Campsite

Marfells Beach Campsite is a popular Marlborough beachfront camp with grassy sites by the sea, abundant wildlife and a lighthouse walk.

Mill Flat Campsite

Mill Flat Campsite is a secluded grassy bush camp in Marlborough's Mount Richmond Forest Park, beside the river with a small crossing and open fires.

Moawhitu Campsite

Molesworth Cob Cottage Campsite

Molesworth Cob Cottage Campsite is a basic, much-loved high-country camp in inland Marlborough with clean long-drops, river swimming and great walks.

Momorangi Bay Campground

Momorangi Campsite

Nikau Cove Campsite

Offgrid campsite

Okiwi Bay Campsite

Onamalutu Campsite

Onamalutu Campsite is a quiet DOC site in Marlborough's Mount Richmond Forest Park, with grassy and bush sites, flush toilets and a native bush walk.

Pelorus Bridge Campground

Pelorus Bridge (Kahikatea Flat) Campgrou

Picnic Bay Campsite

Rarangi Campsite

Rarangi Campsite is a popular beachside spot in coastal Marlborough near Blenheim, with shady pine sites, cold showers, and nearby caves to explore.

Robin Hood Bay Campsite

Robin Hood Bay Campsite is a free beachside spot near Picton in Marlborough with long-drop toilets, stream water and views over the bay.

Sedgemere Sleepout

Waimaru Campsite

Whatamango Bay Campsite

Whatamango Bay Campsite is a quiet beachside spot in Marlborough's Queen Charlotte Sound, an easy drive from the Picton ferry with sheltered tent sites.

Whites Bay Campsite

Whites Bay Campsite is a relaxed beachside Marlborough Sounds spot near Blenheim with a glow worm wall, surf beach and an easy run to the ferry.

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