Lake Poteriteri Hut
Standard hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- 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.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CF06
- Grid reference
- E1148174, N4877002
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. 46.11076° S, 167.15282° E

About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in southern Fiordland.
On the way here
Teal Bay to Lake Poteriteri Hut Route · 10 hr
The next 11 km of this route to Lake Poteriteri Hut is unbridged and care should be taken as the streams can rise rapidly after rain.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Teal Bay Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 12 km
Teal Bay Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Slaughterburn Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Southland • 11.3 km
Slaughterburn Hut is a basic 6-bunk hut located near the Waitutu River in Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Okaka Lodge
Southland • 13.3 km
Okaka Lodge is a hut located in the Southland region of New Zealand. The provided records contain no further details about its facilities or specific location.
Waitutu Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 15.6 km
Waitutu Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Percy Burn Hut
Southland • 18.7 km
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
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).
- 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.
