Beach & bay
Momorangi Bay
A fully serviced DOC campsite on Queen Charlotte Drive, 25 minutes from Picton, with a playground on the reserve.
Photo: Mattinbgn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
About 13 km from Picton along Queen Charlotte Drive. Tent and powered sites plus two small cabins; connects to the Link Pathway, and the Queen Charlotte Track start at Anakiwa is 15 minutes further on.
At a glance
- Distance
- About 13 km / 25 minutes from Picton via Queen Charlotte Drive
- Cost
- DOC campsite fees apply for camping
- Facilities
- Serviced DOC campsite with tent and powered sites and two small cabins; a playground on Momorangi Reserve
- Swimming
- Not stated by DOC
About Momorangi Bay
Momorangi Bay is the serviced DOC campsite on the Picton–Havelock road, on one of the bays of the Grove Arm. It has tent and powered sites and two cabins, and the Link Pathway passes through it — Section E (The Grove to Momorangi) and Section F (Momorangi to Ngakuta Bay) meet here. The reserve has a small playground with swings and a slide, which makes it a sensible stop with children on the way to or from Anakiwa, 15 minutes further along.
Know before you go
- Queen Charlotte Drive was closed between Grove Jetty and Picton by slips in the 7–8 July 2026 storm. We have not found a dated official notice of its current status, so check NZTA and Marlborough District Council road alerts before you drive it.
- Book DOC campsites in advance.
Photographs
Official information
Sources for this page
- DOC — Marlborough places and campsites
- Link Pathway Trust — sections
- NZ Transport Agency — journey planner and highway conditions
- Marlborough App — storm update, 8 July 2026
Location: OpenStreetMap contributors via Nominatim (Momorangi Bay Campsite; feature).
Facts on this page were checked against the sources listed on 5 September 2026.
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Nearby
Straight-line distances from Momorangi Bay Campsite.
Ngakuta Bay
A calm, bush-fringed bay with a beach on Queen Charlotte Drive, on the Link Pathway.
Anakiwa
The road-accessible southern end of the Queen Charlotte Track, with a car park, shelter and toilets.
The Link Pathway
A 42 km walk-or-bike pathway from Picton to Havelock through the inner Sounds — or just its easy first section.
Queen Charlotte Drive
The slow, scenic road from Picton toward Havelock and Nelson, with lookouts over the Grove Arm.
Related
The Link Pathway
A 42 km walk-or-bike pathway from Picton to Havelock through the inner Sounds — or just its easy first section.
Ngakuta Bay
A calm, bush-fringed bay with a beach on Queen Charlotte Drive, on the Link Pathway.
Anakiwa
The road-accessible southern end of the Queen Charlotte Track, with a car park, shelter and toilets.