PictonNZWaitohi · Marlborough Sounds
Tents and vans on grass beside the water at Momorangi Bay campsite

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.

  • Beach
  • Camping
  • Good with kids
  • On the water
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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
A small playground with swings and a slide on grass at Momorangi Bay
The playground at Momorangi Reserve. David Palmer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

  • Book DOC campsites in advance.

Photographs

View over the Grove Arm from a bend on Queen Charlotte Drive
The Grove Arm of Queen Charlotte Sound, from Queen Charlotte Drive. Daniel Vorndran (DXR) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Official information

Sources for this page

Location: OpenStreetMap contributors via Nominatim (Momorangi Bay Campsite; feature).

Facts on this page were checked against the sources listed on 5 Sep 2026.

Nearby

Straight-line distances from Momorangi Bay Campsite.

A calm bush-fringed bay with a beach at Ngakuta, Marlborough Sounds

Ngakuta Bay

A calm, bush-fringed bay with a beach on Queen Charlotte Drive, on the Link Pathway.

30 min – half a dayDriveFree1.9 km away
The settlement of Anakiwa on the water at the head of the sound

Anakiwa

The road-accessible southern end of the Queen Charlotte Track, with a car park, shelter and toilets.

1 hrs – a dayDrive2.6 km away
View over the Grove Arm from a bend on Queen Charlotte Drive

The Link Pathway

A 42 km walk-or-bike pathway from Picton to Havelock through the inner Sounds — or just its easy first section.

40 min – half a dayEasyFree4.8 km away
Picton township and harbour seen from above on Queen Charlotte Drive

Queen Charlotte Drive

The slow, scenic road from Picton toward Havelock and Nelson, with lookouts over the Grove Arm.

30 min – half a dayDriveFree5.3 km away

Related

View over the Grove Arm from a bend on Queen Charlotte Drive

The Link Pathway

A 42 km walk-or-bike pathway from Picton to Havelock through the inner Sounds — or just its easy first section.

40 min – half a dayEasyFree
A calm bush-fringed bay with a beach at Ngakuta, Marlborough Sounds

Ngakuta Bay

A calm, bush-fringed bay with a beach on Queen Charlotte Drive, on the Link Pathway.

30 min – half a dayDriveFree
The settlement of Anakiwa on the water at the head of the sound

Anakiwa

The road-accessible southern end of the Queen Charlotte Track, with a car park, shelter and toilets.

1 hrs – a dayDrive