• Hut 599, can't miss it with the Rescue Orange exterior. | Porters Creek Hut, Alpine Route, Mt Richmond Forest Park
  • New firebox and floor, but still with the old louvres. | Porters Creek Hut, Alpine Route, Mt Richmond Forest Park
  • Yup, the standard fireproof mattresses on the standard bunks. | Porters Creek Hut, Alpine Route, Mt Richmond Forest Park
  • You have to like the way they're refurbished this old hut. | Porters Creek Hut, Alpine Route, Mt Richmond Forest Park

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Porters Creek Hut | Mt Richmond Forest Park

Old hut with a good vibe and a vibrant exterior colour scheme. Good camping spots around, unlike Hunters Hut.

The hut was relocated by helicopter from the Right Branch of the Wairoa River in 2011 and fully renovated, with a new floor, porch, woodburner, etc. A new water tank, installed in late 2016, solves that issue.

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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 . . . 895 m

bunks . . . 6 mattresses

built . . . 1960s, relocated and refurbished in 2011

heating . . . woodburner

water . . . 2000 litre water tank with a tap, from rainwater collected from the roof. Access to the funky creek with running water about 80 m away towards Red Hills hut is no longer required.

toilet . . . longdrop

other . . . a picnic table, yay!