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Hut · Upper Wairau River area, Nelson/Tasman No booking

Lees Creek Hut

41.9433° S, 172.9747° E

Lees Creek Hut, 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 1005 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 7:20 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovHeavy drizzle14° / 8°3.6 mm 66%12 gusts 40
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle16° / 8°2.5 mm 49%14 gusts 48
Fri 6 NovThunderstorm15° / 10°9.8 mm 97%17 gusts 65
Sat 7 NovDrizzle18° / 10°3.3 mm 84%8 gusts 40
Sun 8 NovThunderstorm18° / 7°14.8 mm 67%6 gusts 26
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle15° / 10°1.1 mm 59%16 gusts 50
Tue 10 NovHeavy drizzle15° / 9°8.8 mm 61%8 gusts 34
Wed 11 NovLight drizzle18° / 9°0.2 mm 82%11 gusts 42
Thu 12 NovShowers16° / 9°9 mm 69%9 gusts 34
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle18° / 8°0.6 mm 35%10 gusts 35
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle17° / 8°0.4 mm 25%7 gusts 38
Sun 15 NovShowers13° / 10°36.8 mm 47%10 gusts 58
Mon 16 NovLight drizzle16° / 9°2.8 mm 51%14 gusts 67
Tue 17 NovDrizzle16° / 9°10.6 mm 43%17 gusts 76
Wed 18 NovDrizzle15° / 6°4.5 mm 42%9 gusts 46
Thu 19 NovUnknown16° / 4°0 mm 45%

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