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Plitvice and the Korana
RouteCroatia8 days · 480 km

Plitvice and the Korana

Eight days of travertine: Zagreb, Rastoke, Plitvice Lakes, Slunj, the Korana canyon. Tesla in Zagreb; HEP at the park gates. The boardwalks are walking days; the car stays charged.

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Season: Park year-round; winter ice on boardwalks. Timed tickets April-October. Rastoke mills can flood after snowmelt.

Eight days of travertine: Zagreb, Rastoke, Plitvice Lakes, Slunj, the Korana canyon. Tesla in Zagreb; HEP at the park gates. The boardwalks are walking days; the car stays charged.

Day by day

Day 1

Zagreb

The hill holds the cathedral. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Zagreb) — typical arrival 30%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Zagreb. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Zagreb
ZagrebPhoto: Palauenc05 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

Rastoke

A village of little falls. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Rastoke. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Rastoke
RastokePhoto: Zoran Kurelić Rabko / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 5

Plitvice

Sixteen lakes. Charge at the gate after 22 percent; the park is a walk.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: HEP (HEP Plitvice) — typical arrival 22%, about 28 min to 80%. Why stop here: Plitvice. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Korana
KoranaPhoto: Neoneo13 / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Day 6

Slunj

The Korana under the town. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Slunj. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Slunj
SlunjPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Neoneo13 assumed (based on copyright cla... / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Day 8

Zagreb

Last Tesla. The lakes are still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Zagreb) — typical arrival 30%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Zagreb. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Boardwalks
BoardwalksPhoto: Someone35 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Zagreb — a calm stop on this leg, about 20 min.
  • HEP in Plitvice — a calm stop on this leg, about 28 min.

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