• 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

Access the Tangihua Forest via Omana Road.

From the Omana Road access car park, you will need to walk 30 minutes along a formed road to the bush line. From here, it is another 15 minutes until you reach Lions Lodge.

To reach the Tangihua hut from the Lodge follow the Te Haua Uru Track which turns into the Northern Tangihua Route. This will take 8–9 hr.

The land between Tangihua Forest and Tangihua Road is private land. You must get permission to cross over private land. Contact 0800 ASK DOC (0800 275 362) to get the landowner's details. No dogs or firearms are allowed on this private property.

• Dogs are strictly prohibited on the access road and within the forest unless by special permit
• No fires
• Hunting is permitted in the forest - by permit only

Safety

• Ensure you are well equipped before setting out
• Visitors are advised to carry topographical maps as some routes are not well maintained and require good navigational skills