Kahurangi Keepers House | Kahurangi National Park
The Kahurangi Keepers House was built as the lighthouse keeper and family’s accommodation after the original housing slid into the sea during the 1929 Murchison earthquake. Originally built closer to the sea, it was dragged up the hill when the shore started to erode.
It’s strange to see photos of the old dining room, with its former inhabitants, converted into a bunkroom.
This is one of the most spacious DOC huts around, significantly more than the standard square metre per resident you find in your average DOC hut.
It’s a relatively easy walk from the Anatori River via the sandy beach, but there are a couple of tricky river crossings that can only be safely achieved at low tide. Big River can be particularly dangerous.
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 . . . 15 m
bunks . . . 25 mattresses in a variety of rooms
built . . . 1930, later moved and refurbished
heating . . . wood stove with oven
water . . . tap above sink
bath . . . Yup, there’s a bath with hot water supplied from a wetback on the wood stove!
toilet . . . 3 x longdrop
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