Basins Hut
Standard hutCraigieburn Forest Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV20
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre
104 West Coast Road, Arthur's Pass 7654
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Old Basins Hut
Basic/bivvies • 5 bunks • Canterbury • 0.2 km
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Back Basins Hide
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 4 km
Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated • boil before use
Avoca Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 6.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Fanghill Hut
Canterbury • 9.2 km
West Harper Hut
Basic/bivvies • 5 bunks • Canterbury • 10.4 km
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Craigieburn Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.43.10149° S, 171.47867° E
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Sources
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.