Dillon Hut
Standard hutKelly Range – Styx River area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 10-bunk hut in the Hokitika area
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
1 option · 1 night
Main Road
Walking in
3 hr
Walking out
3 hr to Main Road
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
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BR28,
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Mid Taipo Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 7.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Julia Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 13.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dillons Homestead Hut
Basic/bivvies • 5 bunks • West Coast • 0.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Jacksons Retreat - West Coast Holiday Park
West Coast • 4.9 km
Carroll Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • West Coast • 5.4 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kelly Range – Styx River area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 10
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- 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.42.78611° S, 171.48687° 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.