Hooker Hut
Serviced hutAoraki/Mount Cook National Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 8 bunks
- Booking
- Can book
- Cost
- from $20
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- 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.nzStart of Hooker Valley Track to Hooker Hut: 2 hr one way
Follow the Hooker Valley Track until arriving at Stocking Stream. You will know you're there when you see the toilets to the left of the track.
Just after starting onto the section of boardwalk, turn left off the formed track and pick your way through the tussock, sticking to the true right of the riverbed.
Keep an eye out for an orange track marker that indicates a sharp turn to the left, then follow the poled route to the hut.
The track to Mueller Hut starts near the White Horse Hill car park. DOC charges fees for car parking at White Horse Hill.
The fees are $2.50 per half hour or $25 a day. If you arrive and leave within 20 minutes, parking is free. If you plan to stay for longer than 20 minutes you must pay on arrival.
Payment machines that accept debit and credit cards are highly visible at each site. Cash payments are not accepted.
Locals and other car park users can purchase an annual permit. Permits cannot be purchased at the payment machines and need to be purchased online.
Note: If you arrive one day and leave the next you will pay car parking fees for two days ($50). If you plan to stay for multiple days ($50 or more) it may be more affordable for you to purchase an annual permit.
How to pay fees or buy an annual permit.
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. 43.69915° S, 170.09269° E
About this place
Hooker Hut is an eight-bunk serviced hut. It is the oldest hut in Aoraki/Mount Cook.
Know before you go
Hut facilities
There is a gas cooker and fireplace in the hut, and firewood in a locked woodshed. Pick up the key to the woodshed at the Aoraki Mt Cook Visitor Centre. There is also a detached toilet.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
1 May - 30 September
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays
Weekends
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays
Weekends
Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.
Bookings for Hooker Hut will open 9.30 am Wednesday 5 August 2026 for stays from 1 September 2026. Book Hooker Hut online .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Sefton Bivouac
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Canterbury • 1.8 km
Sefton Bivouac is a basic high alpine hut located in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. The route to the bivouac is unmarked, steep, and exposed.
Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Water supply
White Horse Hill Campsite
Standard • Canterbury • 2.1 km
White Horse Hill Campsite is located in Canterbury and offers views of alpine scenery including Mt Sefton. The area provides access to a variety of walks…
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Toilets - flush
Bivouac site
Canterbury • 2.8 km
Mueller Hut
Serviced Alpine • 28 bunks • Canterbury • 3.3 km
Mueller Hut is an alpine serviced hut located in the Aoraki/Mount Cook area of Canterbury. It provides 28 bunks for visitors.
Cooking • Mattresses • Lighting
Hooker Hut (removed)
Canterbury • 4.4 km
Hooker Hut is a former hut located in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The structure has been removed and is no longer available for use.
Walks nearby
Contact
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
1 Larch Grove, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999
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.