Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Pay online at the time of booking.
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut.
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Bookings
Bookings for the 2026/27 season open at 12 noon on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
- If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked.
- No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking.
- Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
- Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.
Bookings are required all year.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Tracks to this hut
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Duration: 12 hr Difficulty: Advanced
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: CE17
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates:E1400784, N4933944
A dry summer will limit the amount of water available at the hut for drinking and cooking. Use the water sparingly when you stay at the hut and be prepared with your own water.
Fires are not permitted in the Silverpeaks at any time. Fire could destroy this special place in a matter of hours.Fires put you and others at risk.
The grass pad in front of the hut provides emergency helicopter landing, do not camp in this space.
Be aware that pigs may have damaged the grass areas around the hut and you may need to flatten an area to pitch a tent.
DOC Customer Service Centre
| Phone: | 0800 275 362 |
| Email: | dunedinoffice@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: | Ōtepoti / Dunedin Office |