• the Three Mile Stream Hut is up on a river terrace | Three Mile Stream Hut, Lake Sumner Forest Park
  • newly painted hut | Three Mile Stream Hut, Lake Sumner Forest Park
  • kitchen area and pot belly stove | Three Mile Stream Hut, Lake Sumner Forest Park
  • central living area | Three Mile Stream Hut, Lake Sumner Forest Park
  • northern bedroom | Three Mile Stream Hut, Lake Sumner Forest Park

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Three Mile Stream Hut | Lake Sumner Forest Park

Despite the proximity to Hope Kiwi Lodge, Three Mile Stream Hut has few visitors, hunters during The Roar mostly, but it certainly has some charm.

There is a central kitchen/living area with two bedrooms at either end.

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category . . . standard hut

hut fee . . . from 1 July 2026

Adult (18+ years): $15.00 per night
Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, red for youth) for each night of your stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. A Backcountry Hut Pass is also valid year-round.

booking . . . not required all year for either hut or camping

campsite fee . . . free to camp

elevation . . . 820 m

bunks . . . 7 mattresses

built . . . 1972

heating . . . woodburner

water . . . stream, 50 m walk

toilet . . . longdrop