Shelter Rock Hut
Serviced hutMount Aspiring National Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Rees Dart Track huts and campsites open for bookings
26 August 2026
Huts and campsites on the Rees Dart Track open for bookings on 1 October 2026 for stays from 21 November 2026. First published on 27 August 2026.
Upper Snowy Creek bridge removed
17 May 2026
The upper Snowy Creek bridge has been removed from the Rees-Dart Track for winter 2026. Walking the track now involves a dangerous river crossing. The bridge is usually reinstalled mid to late November depending on avalanche conditions. First published on 18 May 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a serviced 22-bunk hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area.
Know before you go
Takahē conservation in Rees Valley
18 takahē were released into the Rees Valley in February 2025. You may see takahē as you walk, hunt or stay at the hut in Rees Valley. They may disperse into other areas. There are around 500 in the total takahē population as of 2024. At a glance, people may mistake the takahē for a pūkeko. Takahē are a large bird with deep blue and green colouring, sturdy red legs and beak. The chicks are black and small, as they grow, they will grey out. The juveniles will go from grey and muted blue and green, to the striking colours as they mature. Find information about takahē conservation: Takahē Recovery . If you see a takahē To keep takahē safe in their new home: keep a respectful distance to reduce stress on the birds don't share any food with takahē as human food can make them sick report any sightings (particularly outside the Rees Valley). Try to note details such as location, number of birds and leg band colours.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
1 option · 1 night
Park boundary
Walking in
3 hr
Walking out
3 hr to Park boundary
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
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.
Book Shelter Rock Hut online
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CA10
- Grid reference
- E1243317, N5056268
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Dart Campsite
Backcountry • Otago • 5.5 km
['Toilets - flush' • 'Water from tap - not treated • boil before use'
Dart Hut
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - flush
Earnslaw Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Otago • 8.5 km
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Twenty Five Mile Hut (dismantled)
Otago • 9.6 km
Lochnagar Hut
Otago • 9.7 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Serviced
- Location
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 22
- 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.44.55866° S, 168.50895° 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).
- 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.