Hakatere Conservation Park

The landscape is dominated by glacial basins, rolling tussocklands, and kettle lakes, and includes the volcanic features of the Mount Somers area. The park incorporates several discrete blocks:

• Mount Hutt;
• Mount Somers and Woolshed Creek;
• Mount Harper;
• A large block east of Lake Heron, including Mount Taylor, the Taylor, Mount Somers, Palmer and Black Hill Ranges;
• the Big Hill Range;
• blocks along the Havelock, Clyde, Lawrence, and Rakaia Rivers.

Hut tickets are available from the general stores in both Mount Somers and Staveley.