Places to stay

Fiordland National Park

Hidden Falls Hut
Hidden Falls Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Hidden Falls Hut (12 bunk, stove, firewood available) is a serviced hut about 1.5-2.5 hours from the Hollyford roadend on the Hollyford Valley floor. The hut is the first public hut on the Hollyfor...
Hokuri Hut
Hokuri Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
A new hut on a terrace above lake McKerrow on the Hollyford Track. Hokuri marks the coastward end of the infamous Demon Trail: such named as the track leaves the valley floor between Demon T...
Shallow Bay Hut
Shallow Bay Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Basically a big shed on the sandy shores of misty Manapouri. Situated beneath tall trees, it would be idyllic except the giant mosquitoes that fly by night. (And local waterskiiers that buzz around...
Port Craig School Hut
Port Craig School Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 22.
This hut along the South Coast is the former school of the logging village of Port Craig. It sleeps 20 and has a log fire that really warms up the place. Wires to hang clothes, 2 sinks, some cutler...
Westies Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5.
A hut inside a sea cave! This hut is located in Prices Harbour, near Big River. Water from nearby stream.
Supper Cove Hut
Supper Cove Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
On the Dusky Track.
Clinton Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 40.Bookings required.
Great Walks hut on the Milford Track. Bookings are required during summer (see DOC link).
Thomson Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC).
(Lake) Thomson Hut - on the George Sound track at the forks with the Wapiti Creek. Wood burner, tank water, creek & pool outside
Turners Biv
Rock bivouac
These bivvy rocks were discovered by Samuel Turner in about 1920. The rocks are located on a tussock terrace above Leader Creek in the Darran Mountains. Two rocks have space for three and two. With...
Gill's Biv
Rock bivouac
A large rock dropped of the Darran Range, located at the head of Lake Adelaide. Mike Gill identified the biv in the 1950s. The rock has space for up to 8, and offers a grand view down the lake.
Homer Hut
Homer Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (NZAC). Capacity: 30.
Well-equipped NZAC hut located in the Gertrude Valley east of the Homer Tunnel. This hut is most popular with climbers exploring the Darran Mountains. A warden is resident in summer months, and wil...
Harris Saddle Shelter
Harris Saddle Shelter
Hut Shelter (DOC).
Enclosed day shelter perched on Harris Saddle, on the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited. A side trip from here leads up Conical Hill.
Lake Mackenzie Hut
Lake Mackenzie Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 50.Bookings required.
A Great Walks Hut on the Routeburn Track. During the summer season, bookings are required, with a maximum two-night stay. The main building sleeps 24 in bunks and on a sleeping platform, and conta...
Hope Arm Hut
Hope Arm Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Hope Arm Hut is nestled behind the sandy shores of Hope Arm, Lake Manapouri. An amazing spot with great a campsite and a beautiful secluded beach, but the area is a haven for sandflies, which will ...
Freeman Burn Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
A hut at the head of North Arm, Lake Manapouri, accessible by boat. During the 1920s, Les Murrell ran the Doubtful Sound Track over Wilmot Pass. He planned to extend this into a circuit, with a ...
Kaipo Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Remote hut located in a clearing on the Kaipo River west of Lake McKerrow. Airstrip nearby.
North Borland Hut
North Borland Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Small corrugated iron hut on the north branch of the Borland Burn.
West Arm Hut
West Arm Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
At the West Arm of Lake Manapouri. Also on the Dusky Track. This hut started its life on the Percy Saddle road, above West Arm. It was originally built in the 1960’s by New Zealand Post to hous...
Deas Cove Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
A hut located in Deas Cove, Thompson Sound, Doubtful Sound.
Rodger Inlet Hut
Rodger Inlet Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
There are two huts on Rodger Inlet, the new (2009) 6 bunk hut (replacing the original A-frame) and the original 2 bunk hut. The new hut has a wood fireplace, outside rainwater tank and tap, and ...
Iris Burn Hut
Iris Burn Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 60.Bookings required.
Tucked between lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, this Great Walks hut is part of the Kepler Track. Bookings required during summer season.
Demon Trail Hut
Demon Trail Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Demon Trail Hut (serviced, 12 bunks, stove, firewood) marks the southern end of the infamous Demon Trail. Between the Hollyford roadend and here the Hollyford Track plods easily along the broad va...
Te Oneroa A-frame Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Tiny A-frame biv behind the beach at Te Oneroa.
Mackinnon Pass Shelter
Mackinnon Pass Shelter
Hut Shelter (DOC).
New shelter (constructed 2010) located on Mackinnon Pass on the Milford Track. Overnight use prohibited.
Junction Burn Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Hut on the shore of South West Arm, Lake Te Anau.
Glaisnock Hut
Glaisnock Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Hut at the head of North Fiord, Lake Te Anau.
Lake Alabaster Hut
Lake Alabaster Hut
Hut Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26.
Second hut on the Hollyford Track.
Big Bay Hut
Big Bay Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 9.
Big Bay Hut (9 bunk, stove, limited firewood, tank water) is a house just above the beach in the remote Big Bay community of southern Westland. This marks the seaward end of the tough Pyke Riv...
Howden Hut
Howden Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28.
Hut on the Routeburn Track, destroyed by a landslide in February 2020.
Slaughterburn Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
New hut on the Slaughter Burn, a tributary of the Waitutu River. The hut was built in 2009, and replaces an old privately owned cullers' hut.
The Divide Shelter
Hut Shelter (DOC).
Open shelter at the Milford end of the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited.
Caswell Sound Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Hut at the head of Caswell Sound. A track leads along the Stillwater River up to nearby Lake Marchant.
Caroline Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Hut beneath Caroline Peak on the shore of Lake Hauroko. There are no tracks to the hut.
McKerrow Island Hut
McKerrow Island Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Alternative hut located at the head of Lake McKerrow on the Hollyford Track. The hut is located on an island, and may not be accessible when the Hollyford River is in flood.
Clark Hut (A frame)
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
The Clark Hut (sleeps 4, stream water) is a basic A-Frame at the southern end of the Grebe River flats. Whilst lacking the character of the nearby Historic Clark Hut, it is conveniently located on...
Borland Shelter / Borland Bivvy / Island Lake Track Shelter
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
The Borland Shelter (sleeps 3, river water) is a basic road-end A-frame shelter. The hut has no facilities apart from 3 beds, though stream water is available nearby. The hut is located at the ro...
Green Lake Hut
Green Lake Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Brand new hut that replaces the older hut (it still exists about 1km away as an alternative in case the new one is full). Good wood/coal-burner and when I was there (a week after the official open...
The Gut Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Hut on the southern coast of Secretary Island.
Landing Shed
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 7.
Coastal hut at Otago Retreat in Preservation Inlet, built 1940. This building originally serviced the Puysegur Point Lighthouse.
Mt Luxmore Hut
Mt Luxmore Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 55.
On the Kepler track.
Upper Spey Hut
Upper Spey Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
On the Dusky Track.
Kintail Hut
Kintail Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Hut on the Dusky Track just southwest of Centre Pass.
Hauroko Burn Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
Hut at the southern terminus of the Dusky Track. The hut is on the northern shoreline of Lake Hauroko.
Halfway Hut
Halfway Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Hut on the Dusky Track, 4-6 hours from Lake Hauroko.
George Sound Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
Hut at the head of George Sound.
Dumpling Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 40.Bookings required.
Third hut on the Milford Track, north of Mackinnon Pass on the Arthur River. Bookings required (see DOC link).
Moturau Hut
Moturau Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 40.
Loch Maree Hut
Loch Maree Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
On the Dusky track.
Lake Hankinson Hut
Hut Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Hut at the head of Lake Hankinson on the George Sound Track.
Eel Creek Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Hut at Eel Creek on the southern shore of Lake Monowai. No foot access.
Back Valley Hut
Back Valley Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
A hut just south of Lake Manapouri.
Mintaro Hut
Hut Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 40.Bookings required.
Pawnbroker Rock
Rock bivouac
This bivvy was found by Paul Powell, and named after the arrangement of tussocks growing on the rock. The bivvy has space for four. Located in dense bush 250m below Grave's Couloir, 30m from the...
Phil's Biv
Rock bivouac
Rock biv high above the head of lake Adelaide, beneath Marian Peak. Several rocks provide rooms with benches. Note: Approximate location.
Rodger Inlet Historic Hut
Hut Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Historic hut on the shores of Lake Monowai. A new hut is nearby.
Cascade Creek Campsite
Campsite Scenic Campsite (DOC). 120 spaces.
Large campsite on the Milford Road at the foot of Lake Gunn. Wheelchair accessible toilet.
Henry Creek Campsite
Campsite Basic Campsite (DOC).
Extensive camping under trees on the shore of Lake Te Anau. Beautiful views of Middle Fiord. Self-registration on site. No drinking water available.
Brod Bay campsite
Campsite Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 15 spaces.
Campsite in beech forest on the shoreline of Lake Te Anau.
Walker Creek Campsite
Campsite Basic Campsite (DOC). 4 spaces.
A small roadside picnic area on the Eglinton River, with limited camping space. No drinking water. Self registration.
Deer Flat Campsite
Campsite Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 20 spaces.
Extensive flats under trees next to the Eglinton River.
Lake Mackenzie Campsite
Campsite Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 9 spaces.
Small campsite on the Routeburn Track located near the hut.

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.