Dart Hut
Serviced hutMount Aspiring National Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Rees Dart Track huts and campsites open for bookings
26 August 2026
Huts and campsites on the Rees Dart Track open for bookings on 1 October 2026 for stays from 21 November 2026. First published on 27 August 2026.
Upper Snowy Creek bridge removed
17 May 2026
The upper Snowy Creek bridge has been removed from the Rees-Dart Track for winter 2026. Walking the track now involves a dangerous river crossing. The bridge is usually reinstalled mid to late November depending on avalanche conditions. First published on 18 May 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a serviced 32-bunk hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
1 option · 2 nights
Raspberry Creek car park
Walking in
12 hr 30 min (via Aspiring Hut)
Walking out
12 hr 30 min to Raspberry Creek car park (via Aspiring Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
1 May - 30 September
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays
Weekends
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays
Weekends
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used for this hut from 1 May to 30 September. Passes won't be accepted from 1 October to 30 April. Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass or Campsite Pass. About hut tickets and passes About campsite passes Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Book Dart Hut online
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CA10
- Grid reference
- E1246716, N5060574
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Shelter Rock Hut
Serviced • 22 bunks • Otago • 5.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - flush
Aspiring Hut
Serviced Alpine • 32 bunks • Otago • 9.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Lighting
Dart Campsite
Backcountry • Otago • 0.2 km
['Toilets - flush' • 'Water from tap - not treated • boil before use'
Shelter Rock Campsite
Backcountry • Otago • 5.5 km
['Toilets - flush' • 'Water from tap - not treated • boil before use'
Unnamed campsite
Otago • 7.3 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Serviced
- Location
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 32
- 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.44.52158° S, 168.55449° E
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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.