Hamilton Hut
Serviced hutCraigieburn Forest Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a serviced 20-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 1 to 3 nights
Cass car park
Walking in
6 hr 30 min (via Cass Saddle Hut)
Walking out
6 hr 30 min to Cass car park (via Cass Saddle Hut)
Walking in
6 hr 30 min (via Cass Saddle Hut)
Walking out
8 hr 30 min to Bealey Hut and SH73 (via West Harper Hut, Lagoon Saddle 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 Passes are valid for use in this hut from 1 May to 30 September. Passes Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass 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
Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2027. If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked. No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking. Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee. Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain. Book Hamilton Hut online .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BW20
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
West Harper Hut
Basic/bivvies • 5 bunks • Canterbury • 3.8 km
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Cass Saddle Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Canterbury • 6.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Palmer Lodge
Canterbury • 4.4 km
Custodian House
Canterbury • 4.7 km
Broken River Lodge
Canterbury • 4.8 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Serviced
- Location
- Craigieburn Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 20
- 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.43.12934° S, 171.62979° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.