Jollie Hut
Basic/bivvies hutGamack Conservation Area, CanterburyOpen
Current advisories
Mt Cook Conservation area and Braemar Conservation area wallaby control operation
07 June 2026
As part of the Tipu Mātoro National Wallaby Eradication Programme ECAN intend to carry out a ground search and destroy operation for wallabies using dogs and rifles during the daytime. They will also carry out a search and destroy for wallabies using UAV/drone assisted with thermal imaging equipment in the Mt Cook Conservation Area (during hours of darkness only). Both operations will occur between 8 June - 10 July 2026 (weekdays only and excludes public holidays). Mt Cook Conservation area and Braemar Conservation area will remain open. You are advised not to walk tracks on the days of the operation. Warning signage will be installed at all normal points of entry. Mt Cook Conservation area and Braemar Conservation area operation map (PDF, 10,379K) First published on 8 June 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
- Sleeps
- 5 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- 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.nzA track into Jollie Hut is signposted off Braemar Mount Cook Station Road on the eastern side of Lake Pukaki. This track can be used by people on foot or mountain bikes and initially goes through private land. It is 3 km to Jollie Hut.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BY16
- Grid reference
- E1374848, N5140651
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.85292° S, 170.19882° E
About this place
Jollie Hut is in Gamack Conservation Area near Lake Pukaki.
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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 · 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.
- 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).