Places to stay

Kahurangi National Park

Crow Hut (Kahurangi)
Crow Hut (Kahurangi)
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Tucked away on a terrace at the confluence of Crow River and the mighty Karamea River.
Anatoki Forks Hut
Anatoki Forks Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
This hut has a HOT SHOWER. yes a fully operational stove with wet back, and it works well, plenty of hot water for all.
Balloon Hut
Balloon Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 14.
Gas cooker and heater. Great views of the Arthur Range and over the headwaters of the Leslie River (from Balloon Hill). First hut constructed in 1909, another hut built next door in 1963 and the cu...
Branch Creek Hut
Branch Creek Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Branch Creek hut
Heaphy Hut
Heaphy Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 32.Bookings required.
Hut at the mouth of the Heaphy River on the Heaphy Track. Great Walks campsite surrounds the hut.
Chaffey Hut
Chaffey Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
This hut was built by NZFS ranger Jack McBurney in 1953. By 1994 it was no longer maintained and becoming derelict. However, the Golden Bay Deer Stalkers invested 1500 hours in renovating the hut, ...
Wangapeka biv
Wangapeka biv
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
[Also known as Little Wanganui Emergency Shelter & Little Wanganui Bivvy] This biv is situated in the headwaters of the Little Wanganui River on the TL about 2.5km below the saddle. It is in a t...
Granity Pass Hut
Granity Pass Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
New DOC hut with 12 bunks. Rain catcher for fresh water only so you must go well supplied, can be very dry in summer months.
Perry Saddle Hut
Perry Saddle Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28.Bookings required.
A hut near the eastern end of the Heaphy Track, near the top of the long climb up from the Aorere River.
Sylvester Hut
Sylvester Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Modern 12 bunk hut with heater (not stove), bench seating and two sleeping platforms with a sink and two toilets outside. DOC time 2 hours up from car park, Lake Sylvester is 15 minutes further vi...
Karamea Bend Hut
Karamea Bend Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 22.
Newer, bigger hut than the original, which is now locked up for DOC workers. Pity, coz it had such an amazing outlook over "the bend". A harder barn to heat up, this one sits on a terrace next to t...
Myttons Hut
Myttons Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Four bunks with mattresses. Water from tap outside - possibly from nearby creek. From 1994, DOC have stopped maintaining this quaint hut. So a group of local deerstalkers formed 'Friends Of Mytt...
Saxon Hut
Saxon Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.Bookings required.
Hut at the edge of Gouland Downs on the Heaphy Track. Great Walks campsite located next to the hut.
Thor Hut
Thor Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
A standard DOC hut on the Karamea River.
Waingaro Forks Hut
Waingaro Forks Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Historic hut located on the terrace where the Stanley and Waingaro Rivers meet on the Waingaro Pack Track. The hut dates from the 1930s. and has been recently restored.
Fenella Hut
Fenella Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
The hut was built as a memorial to Fenella Druce who was one of 4 people killed when the Three Johns Hut in Mt. Cook National Park was blown off its site. Gas stove, indoor water, cooking gea...
Ministry of Works Historic Hut
Ministry of Works Historic Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Ministry of Works Historic Hut. Previously known as Mackay Downs Hut. Constructed in 1970 by the Ministry of Works for the survey of the Heaphy Road that was never built. The hut was built...
Greys hut
Greys hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
This is the first hut up the Karamea River from the coast end. It takes about half a day to walk in from the road end if river levels are normal but becomes a mission if the river is high. On our l...
John Reid Hut
John Reid Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
John Reid hut. Standard 6 bunk hut. Water in small stream 20m towards toilet. Superb sunrises!
Ellis Basin Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
A six bunk hut hiding at the bottom of the Ellis Basin on the south side of Mt Arthur. Caving is done in the area.
Flanagans Hut
Flanagans Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
a very pleasant 8-bunk hut – no water tank but the Baton stream is 20m from the door – Apr 2011
Stone Hut (Kahurangi)
Stone Hut (Kahurangi)
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
Stone Hut is situated on the banks of the Wangapeka River where it meets Stone Creek. The Wangapeka Track continues past the hut, and a route up Stone Creek leads onto Mount Luna (1630m). Nearby r...
Poor Pete's Hut
Poor Pete's Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
A new biv replaced the old orange shack in February 2012. The hut features a conservatory-style foyer with a transparent roof and walls. There is a clear spot for camping on the rise just behind th...
Splugeons Rock Shelter
Splugeons Rock Shelter
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5.
A great hut built into a natural rock shelter. Water available from a nearby stream.
Salisbury Lodge
Salisbury Lodge
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 22.
A big beautiful hut. Four large sleeping platforms with mattresses. Gas cookers (2 sets of 4 rings) and 2 gas heaters. Gets crowded during peak season. Great base for walks to: Dry Rock Shelter, Go...
Lake Matiri Hut
Lake Matiri Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
A tidy little hut nestled in forest, with views across Lake Matiri, and a picnic table where you can admire them. River flats just north of the hut could be suitable for camping, although the sandf...
Kakapo hut
Kakapo hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Kakapo hut is near the river on the TL bank of the middle reaches of the Kakapo River. The Kakapo River is a tributary of the Karamea River. The hut was built in 1958 by the NZFS for wild animal...
Bell Town / Manunui hut
Bell Town / Manunui hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
A replacement hut for the Little Wanganui hut that was a little upstream on the other side of the river. This hut is on the Wangapeka track & is the one closest to the West Coast road end.
Gouland Downs Hut
Gouland Downs Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.Bookings required.
Hut located at the eastern edge of Gouland Downs, on the Heaphy Track. This hut is more traditional and basic, with an open fireplace and no cooking facilities. A pocket of limestone forest wit...
Lonely Lake Hut
Lonely Lake Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Lonely Lake Hut on the Douglas Range was upgraded in 2016 and is now nice and snug with 4 bunks (3 + a fold down bunk). All the original hut books have been retained and make for fascinating readin...
Asbestos Cottage
Asbestos Cottage
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
A quaint hut with history - some of the original occupant's belongings still present and in use. Asbestos Cottage was built in the 1890s by prospectors looking for asbestos in the area. Fro...
Kiwi Saddle Hut (Wangapeka)
Kiwi Saddle Hut (Wangapeka)
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Six bunk hut in NZFS style. Tent sites available in clearing around hut. In early January 2007 there were a large number of parakeets active around the hut. Access to the Luna Tops with numerou...
Lower Gridiron Shelter
Lower Gridiron Shelter
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
4 person hut bivvy under rock overhang
Larrikin Creek Hut
Larrikin Creek Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
A tidy hut located in forest margin at the foot of the Haystack, a small peak with striking mudstone banding. Ample camping space around the hut. This hut is well situated for climbing the Needle a...
Hurricane Hut
Hurricane Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
A pleasant 4 bunker at the head of the Matiri
James Mackay Hut
James Mackay Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28.Bookings required.
Hut at the edge of the Mackay Downs on the Heaphy Track. New hut opened on 5-Nov-2014 and old hut closed.
Cecil Kings Hut
Cecil Kings Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
This historic hut is only a couple of hundred metres from the newer and larger Kings Creek Hut on the Wangapeka Track. Cecil King was one of the Depression gold miners, and he built this hut in ...
Ellis Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Hut on a tributary of the Ellis River, on the flanks of the Arthur Range. A route continues past the hut to Mount Arthur and the Tableland.
Adams Flat Hut
Adams Flat Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
A historic hut on the Fenian track, Kahurangi National Park
Dry Rock Shelter
Dry Rock Shelter
Hut Natural shelter (DOC). Capacity: 3.
Dry Rock Shelter. An open air shelter under a rock overhang, but with a sleeping platform and mattresses.
Flora Hut
Flora Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 12.
An old hut in a large clearing 35 minutes from Flora Carpark, built around the 1920s. It is seldom stayed in, due to its close proximity to the carpark, and nicer huts like Mt Arthur and Salisbury....
Boulder Lake Hut
Boulder Lake Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
Standard DOC hut on the shore of Boulder Lake
Trilobite Hut
Trilobite Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
A large road-end hut. Picnic table and barbecue outside.
Mt. Arthur Hut
Mt. Arthur Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
Nice little hut popular with day-trippers from Flora carpark. Gas stove and heater. Allows an interesting 5 hour excursion up to Mt. Arthur (1795m). Couple of keas in the bush nearby.
Brown Hut (Kahurangi)
Brown Hut (Kahurangi)
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.Bookings required.
This hut is just five minutes' walk from the northern end of the Heaphy Track. Information, free public telephone. This hut has no cooking facilities.
Lewis Hut
Lewis Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.Bookings required.
Hut at the confluence of the Lewis and Heaphy Rivers on the Heaphy Track.
Taipo Hut, Kahurangi
Taipo Hut, Kahurangi
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
Hut on the Wangapeka Track leading up to Little Wanganui Saddle. This is the last night before crossing the saddle and dropping to the West Coast.
Tin Hut
Tin Hut
Hut Shelter (DOC).
A restored hut on the Waingaro Pack Track, on the Lockett Range. The hut dated from the 1930s, and is located 60m below the track, with the roof visible from the track.
Growler Rock Shelter
Growler Rock Shelter
Hut Shelter (DOC).
Growler Rock Shelter
Kings  Creek Hut
Kings Creek Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
A large and clinical 1980s hut on the Wangapeka Track
Upper Gridiron Hut
Upper Gridiron Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 3.
Half hut and half rock overhang -- a most unusual place.
Kahurangi Keepers Hut
Kahurangi Keepers Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 25.
Kahurangi Keepers House Hut. The old lighthouse keepers house at Kahurangi Point has been converted into a trampers hut.
McConchies Hut
McConchies Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Standard 4 bunk hut in the Matiri Valley, Kahurangi National Park.
Trevor Carter Hut
Trevor Carter Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
A new 12 bunk DOC hut on the Karamea River
Venus Hut
Venus Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Now a new 12 bunk hut on the Karamea River.
Adelaide tarn hut
Adelaide tarn hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Basic 4 bunk hut on the edge of Adelaide Tarn. Surrounded by a series of low peaks (Mt Douglas, Trident and The Needle) Fill in an afternoon by traversing them all! One of the most beautiful spots ...
Cobb Hutt
Cobb Hutt
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
No longer maintained but still in good condition. Water from river. Four bunks with mattresses. Floor slopes due to rotting piles.
Helicopter Flat Hut
Helicopter Flat Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Roaring Lion Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5.
Roaring Lion hut
Stag Flat Shelter
Stag Flat Shelter
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
brilliant little 2 person shelter. taipo hut is boring and ugly so if you're heading towards the coast make the trip up here for the night (if you have good wx). You are then but 30 mins from littl...
Courthouse Flat campsite
Campsite Basic Campsite (DOC). 25 spaces.
Wide grassy camping in the Wangapeka Valley. A common access point onto Mount Owen via Granity Pass Hut. A number of short walks explore the gold mining history of the area. The campsite is on ...
Siberia Flat campsite
Campsite Basic Campsite (DOC). 40 spaces.
Camping next to the Wangapeka River near the start of the Wangapeka Track. Facilities include picnic tables nestled amongst trees and a toilet. A local telephone, information, and intentions bo...
Cobb River campsite
Campsite Informal campsite (DOC). 20 spaces.
Camping on grassy river flats in the Cobb Valley. Ample walking options in the area.

Hut categories

Great Walks Hut
Well appointed DOC hut on one of the nine Great Walks. Great Walks pass required, bookings may be required. Facilities typically include toilets, heating, water, and bunks with mattresses. Some huts will have lighting, gas cooking, and a DOC ranger.
Serviced Hut
Larger, high standard hut. Many serviced huts have a booking system and must be booked in advance. Other huts require a back country hut pass or 3 hut tickets. Mostly owned by DOC. Facilities typically include a toilet, open fire or wood burner, water supply, and bunks with mattresses.
Serviced Alpine Hut
Alpine hut owned by DOC or clubs such as NZAC. Generally no heating. Payment varies. Facilities typically include a toilet, water supply, and bunks with mattresses.
Standard Hut
Typical DOC hut. Back country hut pass / 1 hut ticket required, no bookings. Facilities typically include a toilet, open fire or wood burner, and bunks with mattresses.
Basic Hut/Bivvy
Small DOC huts of 2-6 bunks. No fees or bookings. Facilities typically include a toilet and bunks with mattresses.

In general, food and cooking equipment is not available at huts. See DOC and NZAC websites for details of pricing and booking.

Campsite categories

Great Walks Campsite
Campsites are available on most Great Walks, usually next to huts. Great Walks pass required, bookings may be required. Toilets, water supply. No use of hut facilities not available.
Serviced, Scenic, or Standard Campsite
Accessible by car or boat, and offering a range of facilities.
Basic Campsite
Accessible by car or boat, but with minimal facilities. No fees or bookings. Toilet, water may be from stream.
Backcountry Campsite
Walk-in access. Fees vary. No bookings. Toilet, water may be from stream.