Goat Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies hutMōkihinui River area, West CoastOpen
Current advisories
No toilet at Goat Creek Hut
21 September 2026
There is no toilet at Goat Creek Hut due to damage. There is a toilet available at Mōkihinui Forks Hut. First published on 22 September 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- 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 BR22
- Grid reference
- E1533135, N5393619
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 41.60587° S, 172.19888° E
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Buller area.
On the way here
The Old Ghost Road · 4 - 5 days
Stern Valley Hut to Goat Creek Hut
Time: Mountain biking 2 - 3 hr, tramping: 3 - 4 hr
km From Stern Valley Hut the trail meanders on up through the interesting Ernest Valley, a tributory of Stern Creek. Some 'earnest' climbing is again required to get over the saddle that allows passage into the Goat Creek catchment and on down to the confluence with the Mōkihinui River South Branch. Note that Goat Creek must be forded to reach the hut. This crossing may be hazardous or impassable in times of elevated creek flow or flood.
Goat Creek Hut to Mokihinui Forks Hut
Time: Mountain biking 1 - 2 hr, tramping 2 - 3 hr
km Travel through towering podacarp forest to reach the Mokihinui Forks Hut.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Stern Valley Hut
Serviced • 10 bunks • West Coast • 6.4 km
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Mōkihinui Forks Hut
Basic/bivvies • 10 bunks • West Coast • 6.6 km
Mōkihinui Forks Hut is a basic ten-bunk hut located in the Mōkihinui River area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Specimen Point Hut
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Ghost Lake Hut
Serviced • 18 bunks • West Coast • 11 km
Ghost Lake Hut is a backcountry hut on the West Coast managed by the Mōkihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust. It is available to the public through a booking system.
Lyell Saddle Hut
Serviced • 10 bunks • West Coast • 15.5 km
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Walks nearby
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- 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.
- 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).