Image: Rebecca Van Amber | Creative Commons
Top Butler Hut.
Top Butler Hut

Located in Whataroa area in the West Coast region

This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Glaciers area.

This is a standard six-bunk hut on stewardship land. 

Do not stay in the hut if heavy rain is forecast as the hut is at risk of flooding.  A massive amount of rock debris in the river bed creates serious flood risk to the hut.

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy a hut ticket online for each night's stay. You can print or display the digital ticket on your device, or write down the ticket and confirmation numbers to take with you. You can also buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that allows you to stay at non-bookable DOC huts for a 12 month period.

Backcountry hut ticket terms and conditions

Tracks to this hut

Location

Topo50 map sheet: BX16
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1392727, N5189281