Top Hut | Oteake Conservation Park

Top Hut was built in 1989 but is unlined, unlike the renovated Boundary Creek Hut down the valley.

Favoured as a lunch stop by four-wheel drivers heading for, or having come over Omarama Saddle, and bike packers, who tend to stay.

The old hut has been retained and is immediately next door.

Prepare to get your feet wet on the track up from Boundary Creek.

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 . . . 985 m

bunks . . . 8 mattresses on bunks

built . . . 1989

heating . . . wood burner, bring your own wood as no forests around

water . . . 50 m to creek

toilet . . . longdrop