Liverpool Hut, hut in Otago
Photo and data: Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.

Liverpool Hut

Serviced Alpine hutMatukituki Valley area, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026

Bookable

About this place

This is a serviced-alpine 10-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area. You need to book to stay at this hut during the summer season. Book online before you go.

Trip options

Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.

1 option · 1 night

Raspberry Creek car park

1 nightLiverpool Track from Raspberry Creek car park

Walking in

6 hr 30 min (via Aspiring Hut)

Walking out

6 hr 30 min to Raspberry Creek car park (via Aspiring Hut)

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.

Fees and bookings

1 May - 30 September

Adult (18+ years)$35 per night
Child/youth (5–17 years)$17.50 per night
Infant (0–4 years)Free

1 October - 30 April

Weekdays

Adult (18+ years)$40 per night
Child/youth (5–17 years)$20 per night
Infant (0–4 years)Free

Weekends

Adult (18+ years)$42 per night
Child/youth (5–17 years)$21 per night
Infant (0–4 years)Free

1 December - 29 February

Weekdays

Adult (18+ years)$45 per night
Child/youth (5–17 years)$22.50 per night
Infant (0–4 years)Free

Weekends

Adult (18+ years)$47 per night
Child/youth (5–17 years)$23.50 per night
Infant (0–4 years)Free

Pay when you make a booking. Backcountry Hut passes cannot be used at this hut from Labour Weekend to 30 April. 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. Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used in this hut from 1 May until Labour Weekend (late October) each year. About hut tickets and passes Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes

Bookings for stays from 22 October 2026 to 30 April 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. Labour Weekend (late October) - 30 April Bookings are required. Book Liverpool Hut online A $10 service fee applies to all phone, email and in-person bookings. New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) members applying for their discount will not be charged this fee. Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival. 1 May - Labour Weekend (late October) Bookings not required - first come, first served. Fees still apply.

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Getting there

Topo map
Topo50 sheet CA11
Grid reference
E1254993, N5071096

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

On these tracks

Liverpool TrackTramping track • 15 km one way from car park • Overnight
West Matukituki TrackGreat walk/easy tramping track • 17.2 km one way • Over 4 hours

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Contact

Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park

Regional DOC service centre.

All details

Facilities
MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
Bookable
Yes
Category
Serviced Alpine
Location
Matukituki Valley area
Fireplace
No
Mattress
Yes
Capacity
10
Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
untreated
Reservations
required
Fee
Yes
Source data
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Map and tracks

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Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.43120° S, 168.66528° E

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Sources

  • 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.
  • 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).