Mckellar Hut
Serviced hutGreenstone and Caples Conservation Areas, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a serviced 24-bunk hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area.
Fees and bookings
1 May - 30 September
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays
Weekends
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays
Weekends
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used for this hut from 1 May to 30 September. Passes won't be accepted from 1 October to 30 April.
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 McKellar Hut online .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CB09
- Grid reference
- E1216513, N5019822
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Mid Caples Hut
Serviced • 24 bunks • Otago • 10.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - flush
Greenstone Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Otago • 15.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - flush
McKellar Lodge
Otago • 0.2 km
Greenstone Saddle Campsite
Backcountry • Southland • 4.9 km
['Toilets - non-flush' • 'Toilets']
Cascade Creek Campsite
Standard • Fiordland • 6.1 km
Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Serviced
- Location
- Greenstone and Caples Conservation Areas
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 24
- 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.44.87176° S, 168.14542° 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.