Kay Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies hutGreenstone and Caples Conservation Areas, OtagoOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- 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.nzYou can access this hut by following Kay Creek Track. This track starts from a junction between Mid Caples Hut to McKellar Hut on Greenstone and Caples Track.
Kay Creek Track is an advanced tramping track that is 6.2 km long.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CB09
- Grid reference
- E1224038, N5028359
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.79915° S, 168.24637° E
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area.
Know before you go
Windfall on Kay Creek Track
The track to the Kay Creek hut has significant and extensive windfall. Expect longer tramping times.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
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Pass Creek Track
Advanced • 4 hr • 6 km • 9.11 km away
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
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.
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