Places to stay

DOC provides seven huts and nine campsites on the Heaphy Track. 

You must have a Great Walk Ticket to stay in huts or campsites on the Heaphy Track. For information about how to obtain a Great Walk Ticket see the fees, bookings and conditions page. 

For a four-day, three-night trip, most walkers stay at Perry Saddle, James Mackay and Heaphy Huts.

For a five-day, four-night trip, most walkers stay at Perry Saddle, Saxon, James Mackay and Heaphy Huts.

A popular two-day, one-night trip on the western side is from Kohaihai to Heaphy Hut and return to Kohaihai.

Huts

All huts have heating, toilets, bunks, mattresses and water. Gas cooking facilities are available at Perry Saddle, Saxon, James Mackay, Lewis and Heaphy Huts but not at Brown and Gouland Downs Huts. No huts have lighting or pots and pans. Backcountry Hut Tickets and Backcountry Hut Passes are not valid for use on the Heaphy Track. Hut spaces need to be booked all year around. Overnight stays in huts along the Heaphy Track are limited to two consecutive nights. School groups, guided walking groups and independent walkers can stay at huts. Please be considerate of other visitors. Hut users are expected to leave huts clean and tidy and take their rubbish out with them.

Campsites

Campsites need to be booked. Overnight stays in campsites along the Heaphy Track are limited to two consecutive nights at any one campsite. Campers are not permitted to use hut facilities. All campsites have a water supply and toilets;  some campsites have fireplaces. Open fires are only permitted where fireplaces are provided.

School groups, guided walking groups and independent walkers can stay at campsites. Please be considerate to other visitors. Campers are expected to leave campsites clean and tidy and take their rubbish out with them.

Huts and campsites

Heaphy Track campsites

Find out about the walk-in campsites on the Heaphy Track. You can not drive into these campsites.

Brown Hut

This is a 16-bunk hut located on the Heaphy Track in the Golden Bay area.

Perry Saddle Hut

This is a 24-bunk hut located on the Heaphy Track in the Golden Bay area.

Gouland Downs Hut

This is a 8-bunk hut located on the Heaphy Track in the Golden Bay area.

Saxon Hut

This is a 16-bunk hut located on the Heaphy Track in the Golden Bay area.

James Mackay Hut

This is a 26-bunk hut located on the Heaphy Track in the Buller area.

Lewis Hut

This is a 20-bunk hut located on the Heaphy Track in the Buller area.

Heaphy Hut

This is a 28-bunk hut located on the Heaphy Track in the Buller area.