Source: Department of Conservation, data as of 11 August 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data credits
Canterbury at a glance
| DOC huts | 180 |
|---|---|
| Marked closed in the data | 5 |
| Bunks across all huts | 1,155 |
| Most bunks | Carrington Hut (36) |
| Free huts | 92 |
| Huts with a fee | 84 |
| Adult nightly rates listed | $10 to $55 |
| Must be booked through DOC | 13 |
| Hut categories | Basic hut or bivvy 108, Standard hut 47, Serviced hut 16, Serviced alpine hut 9 |
| Heating | 117 |
| Mattresses | 140 |
| Flush toilets | 1 |
| Water from a stream | 108 |
| Within 3 hours of a road (where DOC lists it) | 14 |
| Most huts in | Lake Sumner Forest Park 26, Arthur's Pass National Park 22, Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers area 20 |
| DOC campsites in the region | 22 |
Tramping to DOC huts in Canterbury
Canterbury has 180 DOC huts with 1,155 bunks between them, and the bulk of them are simple shelters. Basic huts and bivvies account for 108, standard huts for 47, serviced huts for 16 and serviced alpine huts for 9. Carrington Hut in Arthur's Pass National Park has the most bunks at 36, a serviced hut charging adults $25 a night with heating and mattresses.
Free and paid huts are close to even here: 92 cost nothing and 84 carry a fee. Adult rates in the data run from $10 to $55 a night. The top of that range is Mueller Hut, a serviced alpine hut in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park with 28 bunks at $55. Plateau Hut in the same park sleeps 33, with a fee but no rate in the data. Woolshed Creek Hut in Hakatere Conservation Park lists $12.50 to $35 for its 26 bunks, while Goat Pass Hut and Crow Hut in Arthur's Pass National Park are standard huts at $10. Just 13 huts must be booked through DOC, so most are first come, first served.
Lake Sumner Forest Park holds the most huts with 26, ahead of Arthur's Pass National Park on 22 and the Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers area on 20. In Lake Sumner Forest Park, Hope Kiwi Lodge is a serviced hut with 20 bunks, and Hurunui Hut sleeps 15 for $10. Anne Hut, Boyle Flat Hut and Christopher Hut in the St James Conservation Area are serviced huts listed at $10 to $25.
Heating is listed at 117 huts and mattresses at 140, so not every hut has them. Water comes from a stream at 108 huts, which means carrying a way to treat or boil it. Only 14 huts are listed as within 3 hours of a road, and 5 are marked closed in the data, so check a hut's status before you walk in. DOC also runs 22 campsites in the region, covered on their own page.
Huts
25 of 180 huts. The full list is on the map in the app.
| Name | Type | Bunks and facilities | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington HutArthur's Pass National Park | Serviced hut | 36 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $25 per night |
| Plateau HutAoraki/Mount Cook National Park | Serviced alpine hut | 33 bunks · Mattresses, Lighting, Non-flush toilets | Fee applies |
| Mueller HutAoraki/Mount Cook National Park | Serviced alpine hut | 28 bunks · Mattresses, Cooking facilities, Lighting | Adult $55 per night |
| Woolshed Creek HutHakatere Conservation Park | Serviced hut | 26 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $12.50 to $35 per night |
| Anne HutSt James Conservation Area | Serviced hut | 20 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 to $25 per night |
| Goat Pass HutArthur's Pass National Park | Standard hut | 20 bunks · Mattresses, Non-flush toilets, Untreated tap water | Adult $10 per night |
| Hamilton HutCraigieburn Forest Park | Serviced hut | 20 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 to $25 per night |
| Hawdon HutArthur's Pass National Park | Serviced hut | 20 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $25 per night |
| Hope Kiwi LodgeLake Sumner Forest Park | Serviced hut | 20 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 to $25 per night |
| Pinnacles HutHakatere Conservation Park | Serviced hut | 19 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $12.50 to $30 per night |
| Edwards HutArthur's Pass National Park | Serviced hut | 16 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $25 per night |
| Hurunui No. 3 HutLake Sumner Forest Park | Standard hut | 16 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 per night |
| Hurunui HutLake Sumner Forest Park | Standard hut | 15 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 per night |
| Boyle Flat HutSt James Conservation Area | Serviced hut | 14 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 to $25 per night |
| Christopher HutSt James Conservation Area | Serviced hut | 14 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 to $25 per night |
| Kelman HutAoraki/Mount Cook National Park | Serviced alpine hut | 14 bunks · Mattresses, Lighting, Non-flush toilets | Fee applies |
| Macaulay HutTe Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park | Serviced hut | 14 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Cooking facilities | Fee applies |
| Tasman Saddle HutAoraki/Mount Cook National Park | Serviced alpine hut | 14 bunks · Mattresses, Lighting, Non-flush toilets | Fee applies |
| Casey Hut | Serviced hut | 12 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Fee not listed |
| Elcho HutRuataniwha Conservation Park | Standard hut | 12 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Fee applies |
| Empress HutAoraki/Mount Cook National Park | Serviced alpine hut | 12 bunks · Mattresses, Lighting, Non-flush toilets | Fee applies |
| Ōtamahua HutChristchurch area | Serviced hut | 12 bunks · Flush toilets, Heating, Untreated tap water | Adult $25 to $30 per night |
| Red HutRuataniwha Conservation Park | Standard hut | 12 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 per night |
| Barker HutArthur's Pass National Park | Serviced alpine hut | 10 bunks · Non-flush toilets, Untreated tap water | Fee applies |
| Crow HutArthur's Pass National Park | Standard hut | 10 bunks · Heating, Mattresses, Non-flush toilets | Adult $10 per night |
Check before you go
Fees, closures and access change. The DOC page for each place, current DOC alerts and signs on site take priority over this summary.
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