Upper Deception Hut | Arthurs Pass National Park

Upper Deception Hut is really the Mid Deception and is the only hut on the Deception River. The Lower Deception Hut was burned around 1980, so it could now be called simply the Deception Hut.

An old New Zealand Forest Service-style SF 70 hut that was recently renovated. Shady in winter. Many trampers march on past towards the bigger Goat Pass Hut.

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category . . . basic hut

hut fee . . . free

elevation . . . 740 m

bunks . . . 6

built . . . 1962, renovated 2022—23

heating . . . fireplace

water . . . 20 m walk to Deception River

toilet . . . longdrop

More information on the renovation from the Backcountry Trust

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