Kepler Track huts, campsites and shelters
There might be only three official Great Walk huts on the Kepler, Luxmore, Iris Burn and Moturau, and two official campsites, Brod Bay and Iris Burn, but there are a number of other structures that are also documented here.
The Great Walk huts are generally comfortable with reasonable amenity, although they do have a winter season where the water to the inside taps is turned off, pipes are drained to avoid damage from freezing, instead you have to go to an outside tank. Any flushing toilets are also locked, you have to use a long drop.
Note that camping is only permitted at the official two campsites although it is okay to camp for free a minimum of 500 m from the track. The problem with this 500 metre limit is that there are few locations where it is physically possible to whack up your tent, the country is either covered in tussock, not easy to sleep on those massive lumps, or on a considerable slope.
It is permitted to camp down at the free campsite at Shallow Bay on Lake Manapouri and it even has a long drop toilet not so far away.
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