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
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