Image: Ray Salisbury | ©
Mt Brown hut at dawn, West Coast.
Mt Brown Hut

Located in Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve in the West Coast region

This hut has magnificent views from the hut deck that overlook Lake Kaniere, Hokitika and out to sea.

This hut was relocated from Lower Arahura Hut site, much of it had to be replaced and strengthened due to high winds that can be experienced on Mt Brown, this was carried out by many hours of volunteer work from the Mt Brown Community Project Team.

The volunteers that worked on this hut wanted to encourage first time trampers and families to use this hut.

The track is managed by volunteers and is signposted just south of Geologist Creek on the east side of Lake Kaniere on the Dorothy Falls Road.

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4years): free

The Backcountry Hut Pass is not valid.

Bookings

Bookings for 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026

Bookings open at 9.30 am on Tuesday 13 May 2025.

All bookings are first-come first-served. We do not have waiting lists for bookings for future seasons or facilities that are already booked-out.

Bookings for stays up to 30 June 2025

Bookings are currently open.

Book Mt Brown Hut online.

Mt Brown Hut is located on a route that is no longer maintained by DOC. This route receives some maintenance on a sporadic basis by Permolat, who also provide information about the route to this hut on their website.

Go to the Remote Huts website for more information on Mt Brown Hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: 
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1453002, N5252141