Mid Taipo Hut
Standard hutKelly Range – Styx River area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Hokitika 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
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV20
- Grid reference
- E1472807, N5254660
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Julia Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 5.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dillon Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • West Coast • 7.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dunns Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 2.1 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Hunts Creek Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • West Coast • 4.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Newton Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 5.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kelly Range – Styx River area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- 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.42.85006° S, 171.44330° 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.