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Every hut, campsite and lodge on the DOC booking system, with free bunks for your dates, the mountain forecast and a link to book on DOC.

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Hut Hunter is a free, independent map of New Zealand's DOC huts, campsites and lodges. Choose a night and a party size to see every bookable hut and Great Walk hut with room, the 730-odd first come, first served huts, and a 16-day forecast for each. Bookings are made on the DOC website; Hut Hunter is not affiliated with the Department of Conservation. Built by Iterate

All huts, campsites and lodges

Availability from the DOC booking system, refreshed every two hours and live when you open a hut. Weather: Open-Meteo. Map: LINZ Topographic, CC BY 4.0. Huts that need no booking: DOC Huts open data. Te Araroa trail 2026-27: Te Araroa Trust.

Te Araroa trail

Main route solid, bypasses dashed, water legs dotted.