Army Hut
Basic/bivvies hutSnowdon Forest Conservation Area, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Not drinkable
- Toilet
- Non-flush
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzWalking access to Army Hut and the Upper Upukerora River area, in the Snowden Forest Conservation Area, is possible either:
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CC09
- Grid reference
- E1211175, N4976318
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.25831° S, 168.02839° E

About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Southland area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.

