Monument Hut | Ruataniwha Conservation Park
Monument Hut has a new roof and woodburner, but otherwise is a fairly standard six-bunk old New Zealand Forest Service hut. Located on a small river terrace above the main valley, but the beech tree forest limits views.
Being a hut that can be reached by four-wheel drive, it suffers a little from having many short-stay visitors, of whom few stay the night.
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 . . . 615 m
bunks . . . 6 mattresses in bunks
built . . . 1968
heating . . . woodburner
water . . . 200 litre rainwater tank with outside tap, or river 30 m down the hill
toilet . . . longdrop
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