Cotters Hut
Standard hutHāwea Conservation Park, OtagoOpen
- Sleeps
- 2 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- 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.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CA13
- Grid reference
- E1322420, N5082127
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.36229° S, 169.51725° E

About this place
This is a standard two-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby

Lake Hāwea Track
Advanced • 10 - 12 hr one way • 20 km • 8.36 km away

Birch Creek access route
Expert • 1 hr one way • 2 km • 8.67 km away

Ben Avon access route
Expert • 30 min • 500 m • 11.78 km away

Melina Ridge Track
Advanced • 8 - 10 hr • 35 km • 12.31 km away

Hideaway Hut Route
Expert • 2 hr one way • 6 km • 14.43 km away
Contact
Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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.