Harper Pass Bivvy
Basic/bivvies hutLake Sumner Forest Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Know before you go
Dogs
No dogs allowed.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
1 option · 1 night
Hurunui swing bridge
Walking in
2 hr 30 min (via Hurunui Hut)
Walking out
2 hr 30 min to Hurunui swing bridge (via Hurunui Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BU21
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
Camerons Hut
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Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Hurunui Hut
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Mid Trent Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 3.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Locke Stream Hut
Standard • 18 bunks • West Coast • 5.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Trent Hut/lagoon Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 5.9 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Lake Sumner Forest Park
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 2
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- No
- 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.42.72502° S, 171.89671° 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.