John Reid Hut
Standard hutKahurangi National Park, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 6-bunk hut with impressive views across the Wangapeka Valley to Mt Owen.
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 BQ23
- Grid reference
- E1562227, N5416506
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
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Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites • Water from stream
Courthouse Flat Campsite
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Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites • Water from stream
Kings Creek Hut
Standard • 20 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 9.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Cecil Kings Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 9.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kahurangi National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- 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.41.40222° S, 172.54952° 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.