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Bivvy · Oxford Forest Conservation Area, Canterbury No booking

Lower Salmon Creek Bivvy

43.1617° S, 171.9805° E

Lower Salmon Creek Bivvy, 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 573 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 6:15 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovFog20° / 8°0 mm 20%22 gusts 53
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle19° / 11°0.1 mm 35%19 gusts 50
Fri 6 NovLight drizzle19° / 12°1.4 mm 61%27 gusts 72
Sat 7 NovThunderstorm21° / 12°7.5 mm 100%19 gusts 55
Sun 8 NovLight drizzle15° / 9°2.5 mm 92%11 gusts 33
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle13° / 9°2.8 mm 96%10 gusts 29
Tue 10 NovLight drizzle17° / 10°1.6 mm 65%8 gusts 23
Wed 11 NovDrizzle17° / 12°5.4 mm 78%9 gusts 28
Thu 12 NovDrizzle17° / 12°8.4 mm 63%7 gusts 27
Fri 13 NovFog22° / 10°0 mm 51%11 gusts 29
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle21° / 8°1 mm 35%8 gusts 28
Sun 15 NovDrizzle16° / 12°11 mm 41%11 gusts 32
Mon 16 NovLight drizzle18° / 12°0.6 mm 46%23 gusts 67
Tue 17 NovLight drizzle17° / 12°2.2 mm 39%25 gusts 66
Wed 18 NovLight drizzle19° / 8°0.2 mm 39%15 gusts 62

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