Crystal Hut
Basic/bivvies hutSkippers area, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Skippers road and bridge closure
04 May 2026
Skippers Road is closed from Skippers Bridge. The bridge is closed to all vehicles and pedestrians for safety of the public. Updates are managed by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and will be posted to the QLDC Facebook page or phone: +64 3 441 0499 . First published on 17 October 2025. Last reviewed on 5 May 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CB11
- Grid reference
- E1257496, N5026741
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Skippers Campsite
Standard • Otago • 1.7 km
Non-powered/tent sites • Toilets - flush • Water from tap - not treated
Unnamed hut
Otago • 1.9 km
Skippers Freedom Campground
Otago • 2 km
Sainsburys Huts
Otago • 2.3 km
Dynamo Red Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Otago • 3.2 km
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Skippers area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 4
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
- road access
- 1-3 hours
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.83049° S, 168.66713° 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.