Tailings Hut
Standard hutOteake Conservation Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Possum control work in Oteake Conservation Park
28 June 2026
Toxic baits for possum control will be distributed across Oteake Conservation Park until 10 July 2027. The park is open to the public with warning signs in place. Refer to the pesticide summary for details of the operation areas. Pesticide summaries First published on 6 June 2025. Last reviewed on 29 June 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
Tailings Hut is 12-bunk hut in the Central Otago 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 CB16
- Grid reference
- E1381982, N5029195
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park
Regional DOC service centre.
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All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Oteake Conservation Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 12
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
- road access
- 1-3 hours
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.85732° S, 170.24066° 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).