Mid Caples 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 Mid Caples Hut online .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CB09
- Grid reference
- E1226760, N5018213
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
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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
- road access
- 1-3 hours
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.89188° S, 168.27316° E
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Sources
- 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.
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.