Freeman Burn Hut
Standard hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 10 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.nzFreeman Burn hut is located at the mouth of the Freeman Burn on the North Arm of Lake Manapouri. Access is by water taxi, or take your own boat, or kayak.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CD07
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.44057° S, 167.38054° E
About this place
This is a standard 10-bunk hut in western Fiordland. This historic hut was built in the 1930s for people walking the Bradshaw Sound – Lake Manapouri Track.
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.
Nearby stops
Iris Burn Campsite
Great Walk • Southland • 11 km
Iris Burn Campsite is a walk-in Great Walk campsite located in the Iris Burn valley on the Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park. Bookings are required…
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Iris Burn Hut
Great Walk • 50 bunks • Southland • 11.1 km
Iris Burn Hut is a 50 bunk Great Walk hut on the Kepler Track in Fiordland. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
West Arm Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Southland • 13.1 km
West Arm Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in western Fiordland.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
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 · 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.