Hut categories: facilities and fees

Introduction

DOC provides facilities and charges fees based on the category of the hut.

How to book and pay for your stay in a DOC hut. 

Each hut is unique but the facilities and services provided in or near huts are divided into six categories:

The fees listed here apply to most huts in each category, but check individual huts as prices might vary. 

Some hut fees and age categories changed on 1 July 2023. See DOC accommodation price changes 2023/2024 for more details. 

Age ranges for fees

  • Adult: 18+ years
  • Child/youth: 5–17 years
  • Infant: 0–4 years

Great Walks huts

Great Walk Huts are the most comfortable. They have mattresses, water supply, toilets, hand washing facilities and heating with fuel available. They may have solar lighting, cooking facilities with fuel and a hut warden.

There is differential pricing for international visitors, as well as seasonal pricing. Check individual hut pages for fees.

Pricing for all Great Walks.

Individually priced huts

This category of huts covers those popular huts and Serviced alpine huts that have individual fees. The fees are not solely based on the hut standards or levels of service. 

Fees: Prices vary – check individual hut pages for fees.

Northland huts

Waikato and Coromandel huts

Bay of Plenty huts

Te Urewera huts

Hawkes Bay huts

Wairarapa huts

Nelson huts

West Coast huts

Canterbury huts

Otago huts

Fiordland huts

Rakiura/Stewart Island huts

Serviced alpine huts

Serviced huts

Serviced huts have mattresses, water supply, toilets, handwashing facilities and heating with fuel available. They may have cooking facilities with fuel and a warden.

Fees for the hut

  • Adult: $25 per night
  • Child/youth: $12.50 per night
  • Infant: free

Fees to camp at the hut

  • Adult: $10 per night
  • Child/youth: $5 per night
  • Infant: free

Note: Prices vary for some huts (may include weekend or seasonal pricing) – check individual hut pages.

Find serviced huts.

Standard huts

Standard huts have mattresses, water supply and toilets. Wood heaters are provided at huts below the bush line.

  • Adult: $10 per night
  • Youth/Child: $5 per night
  • Infant: free

Fees to camp at the huts: Free

Note: Prices vary for some huts (may include weekend or seasonal pricing) – check individual hut pages.

Find standard huts.

Basic huts/bivvies

Basic huts provide very basic shelter with limited facilities.

Fees: Free

Find basic huts and bivvies.

Club huts

There are a variety of other huts on public conservation land that are open to the public. These include recreation club huts such as the New Zealand Alpine Club huts in Aoraki/Mt Cook, Westland and Mt Aspiring national parks and private bush cabins.

They have mattresses, a water supply, toilets and handwashing facilities. They may have heating and cooking facilities and some require a booking.

Fees: Prices vary – check individual hut pages.

Find Club huts.

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