Careys Hut
Standard hutMavora Lakes Conservation Park, SouthlandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Southland area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 1 to 3 nights
North Mavora Lake
Walking in
2 hr
Walking out
2 hr to North Mavora Lake
Walking in
2 hr
Walking out
16 hr to Greenstone Road End (via Boundary Hut, Taipo Hut, Greenstone Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
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 Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CC10
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Boundary Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Southland • 5.5 km
Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated • boil before use
Taipo Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Southland • 15.9 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Greenstone Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Otago • 24.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Mavora Lakes Conservation Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- 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.45.18836° S, 168.16464° 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.