• Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
• Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night
• Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period.

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The main access into the Clarence is over Blind Saddle Road.

From Kaikoura, follow SH1 south for 5 km to the Waiau/Mt Lyford turnoff and head inland to the car park at Kahutara River bridge, 25 km from Kaikoura.

There is a locked gate here restricting horse and vehicle access. Arrange vehicle access into the Clarence by contacting:

Colin Nimmo of Muzzle Station 
Phone: +64 3 319 5791
Email: muzzle@xtra.co.nz.

A road maintenance fee is charged for motorised vehicles. 4WD open weekends are no longer organised by DOC.
Note: The road is closed to vehicles over the winter months.