Highland Creek Hut
Standard hutWānaka area, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 12-bunk hut in the Wānaka area.
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 Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CB12
- Grid reference
- E1278889, N5034123
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
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All details
- Facilities
- MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Wānaka area
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 12
- 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.44.77416° S, 168.94176° 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.