Home Hill Hut
Basic/bivvies hutGreenstone and Caples Conservation Areas, OtagoOpen
- Sleeps
- 2 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.nzThere is no marked track to Home Hill Hut. The best route starts on the Caples Track, at Old Birchdale Homestead. Climb the main Home Hill spur and sidle to the east above Reid's Creek.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CB09
- Grid reference
- E1227386, N5015508
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.91615° S, 168.27909° E

About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the Queenstown area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Mid Caples Campsite
Backcountry • Otago • 2.7 km
Mid Caples Campsite is a backcountry campsite located outside Mid Caples Hut in Otago.
Toilets - flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets
Mid Caples Hut
Serviced • 24 bunks • Otago • 2.7 km
Mid Caples Hut is a serviced 24-bunk hut located in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area of Otago. It provides basic accommodation for hikers in the region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - flush
Perfect camping spot
Otago • 4.5 km
Perfect camping spot is a campsite located in the Otago region. The provided data does not include further details about its specific facilities or location.
Slip Flat Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Otago • 4.5 km
Slip Flat Hut is a basic three-bunk hut located in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area of Otago.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Steele Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Otago • 5.2 km
Steele Creek Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area of Otago.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
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.




