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Hut · Arthur's Pass National Park, West Coast No booking

Kiwi Hut – West Coast

42.7569° S, 171.7432° E

Kiwi Hut – West Coast, photo from DOC
Photo: DOC

No booking: first come, first served

This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.

Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.

Forecast

At 356 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 5:40 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovDrizzle19° / 10°4.7 mm 100%10 gusts 39
Thu 5 NovHeavy drizzle16° / 12°8.2 mm 96%7 gusts 32
Fri 6 NovShowers16° / 13°20.3 mm 100%9 gusts 49
Sat 7 NovShowers21° / 12°8.2 mm 93%6 gusts 31
Sun 8 NovHeavy drizzle20° / 12°7.7 mm 64%6 gusts 29
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle20° / 11°0.6 mm 30%12 gusts 49
Tue 10 NovDrizzle23° / 13°4 mm 86%9 gusts 37
Wed 11 NovDrizzle22° / 12°8.6 mm 87%7 gusts 28
Thu 12 NovShowers21° / 12°12 mm 80%8 gusts 34
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle21° / 12°1.2 mm 50%6 gusts 30
Sat 14 NovFog20° / 11°0 mm 59%6 gusts 27
Sun 15 NovShowers21° / 13°14 mm 77%11 gusts 51
Mon 16 NovShowers16° / 12°20.4 mm 82%8 gusts 57
Tue 17 NovShowers15° / 12°57.8 mm 65%10 gusts 52
Wed 18 NovShowers14° / 9°7.8 mm 53%7 gusts 51

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