Rocky Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies hutKelly Range – Styx River area, West CoastOpen
- Sleeps
- 2 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- Heating
- None
- 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How to get there, on doc.govt.nzRocky Creek Hut is located on a route that is no longer maintained by DOC. This route receives some maintenance on a sporadic basis by Permolat, who also provide information about the route to this hut on their website.
Go to the Remote Huts website for more information on Rocky Creek Hut
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV20
- Grid reference
- E1469831, N5261770
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.78648° S, 171.40942° E

About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the Hokitika area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Scottys Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • West Coast • 2.3 km
Scottys Bivvy is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Water supply
Griffin Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 2.5 km
Griffin Creek Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dunns Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 5.6 km
Dunns Creek Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Dillons Homestead Hut
Basic/bivvies • 5 bunks • West Coast • 6.2 km
Dillons Homestead Hut is a basic five-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dillon Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • West Coast • 6.3 km
Dillon Hut is a standard 10-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby

Taipo River Track to Harman Pass
Expert • 2 days • 5.61 km away

Harman Pass Route
Expert • 3 - 4 days • 9.09 km away

Carroll Hut Track
Advanced • 6 hr • 5 km • 12.37 km away

Cockayne Nature Walk
Advanced • 30 min • 850 m • 13.4 km away

Arahura and Styx valleys tracks
Advanced • 2–4 days • 11 km • 14.71 km away
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- 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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.