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Bivvy · Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers area, Canterbury No booking

Canyon Creek Bivvy

43.1078° S, 171.1547° E

Canyon 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 858 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 10:54 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovLight drizzle14° / 7°1.7 mm 100%10 gusts 49
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle16° / 11°1.8 mm 100%12 gusts 51
Fri 6 NovShowers16° / 12°14.1 mm 100%18 gusts 86
Sat 7 NovShowers19° / 10°8.7 mm 97%7 gusts 52
Sun 8 NovDrizzle17° / 8°4 mm 83%9 gusts 35
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle11° / 8°3 mm 38%6 gusts 28
Tue 10 NovLight drizzle15° / 7°4 mm 86%6 gusts 30
Wed 11 NovDrizzle17° / 10°5 mm 89%7 gusts 33
Thu 12 NovShowers15° / 9°18.8 mm 83%3 gusts 25
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle16° / 9°0.4 mm 54%12 gusts 50
Sat 14 NovHeavy drizzle14° / 7°18.2 mm 62%9 gusts 38
Sun 15 NovLight drizzle19° / 8°2.4 mm 75%10 gusts 44
Mon 16 NovDrizzle16° / 8°5 mm 83%13 gusts 79
Tue 17 NovShowers13° / 8°50.2 mm 65%7 gusts 74
Wed 18 NovLight drizzle16° / 5°0.6 mm 50%10 gusts 40
Thu 19 NovLight rain13° / 3°3.3 mm 57%14 gusts 16

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