Top Forks Hut
Serviced hutMount Aspiring National Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Top Forks Hut open for bookings
26 August 2026
Top Forks Hut is open for bookings on 1 September for stays from 1 October 2026. First published on 27 August 2026.
Predator control for Mt Aspiring National Park
01 June 2026
A predator control operation using toxic bait containing 1080 was completed on 2 March 2026. The operation area includes Mt Aspiring National Park. It is open to the public with warning signs in place at key entrances. There may be toxic carcasses and bait (green coloured pellets) in the area. Do not touch the bait or animal carcasses. Water supply at the huts will be unaffected as tanks will be disconnected from the guttering, but as usual we recommend treating water before drinking. This operation is part of DOC's National Predator Control Programme to protect native species. First published on 16 September 2025. Last reviewed on 2 June 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is an serviced 16-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.
Know before you go
No visitor centre in Makarora
Contact the Awarua/Haast or Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park visitor centres instead.
Full huts during peak season
This hut, along with other huts in the region, is popular with trampers from December until after Easter. We recommended you carry a tent or roll mat when tramping during this period.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
1 May - 30 September
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays
Weekends
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays
Weekends
Camping
DOC Campsite Pass
Bookings are open for stays up from 22 October 2026 to 30 April 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. 22 October – 30 April Bookings are required. Book Top Forks hut online Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival. 1 May – 21 October Bookings are not required - first come, first served. Fees still apply.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BZ11
- Grid reference
- E1272071, N5089414
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park
Regional DOC service centre.
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All details
- Facilities
- HeatingLightingToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Serviced
- Location
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- No
- Capacity
- 16
- 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.44.27441° S, 168.89110° 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).