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French Pass campsite
French Pass, Marlborough
End-of-the-road DOC camp beside the strait between the mainland and D'Urville Island.
- Price
- DOC fee, check current rate
- Booking
- Book ahead
- Time to allow
- 24 hours
- Sites
- 18
A long winding road ends at a camp overlooking the narrow, fast tidal strait that is a rite of passage for boaters. Watch the water swirl through the gap and take a short walk. Dolphins sometimes appear.
Good to know
- Allow 90 minutes from SH6
- Road may close after heavy rain
- Book ahead
- Best time
- Summer
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- About 60 to 70 km of narrow sealed and gravel winding road.
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Showers
- Toilets
- Drinking water
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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