Caswell Sound Hut
Basic/bivvies hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- None
- 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.nzAccess Caswell Sound by boat. Alternatively, for trampers experienced with route finding there is an unmarked route from George Sound to Caswell Sound via the Overlander Ridge and Stillwater Valley.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CD09
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.04802° S, 167.30905° E
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in western Fiordland. This historic hut is the only physical feature remaining from the New Zealand-American Fiordland expedition of 1949.
Know before you go
Requirements for taking a vessel into Fiordland Marine Area
The Fiordland Marine Pathway Plan protects the area from marine pests which can be carried in on boats. It sets out rules and standards that must be met by all vessels entering within one nautical mile of the landward boundary of the Fiordland Marine Area. If you take a vessel into Fiordland from outside the area you must: apply for a Clean Vessel Pass , and ensure that hulls are clean of marine pest species. The plan is an Environment Southland regulation. DOC has no authority below mean high tide except in marine reserves or concerning marine mammals – we do not enforce any fishing regulations. More information about the Fiordland Marine Pathway Plan . See the Fiordland by Sea: A guide to the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Area - including maps, anchorages and fishing regulations.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
George Sound Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Southland • 12.6 km
George Sound Hut is a standard eight-bunk hut located in western Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Junction Burn Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 18.7 km
Junction Burn Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in western Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.