Tunnel Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies hutHaast, Paringa and Moeraki rivers area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a basic six-bunk hut in the South Westland area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BY13
- Grid reference
- E1321506, N5142463
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Awarua/Haast Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Unnamed hut
West Coast • 5.8 km
Middle Head Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 6.6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Horseshoe Flat Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 9.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Salmon Farm Camping Grounds / Closed
West Coast • 12.5 km
Freedom Camping
West Coast • 12.6 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Haast, Paringa and Moeraki rivers area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.43.81843° S, 169.53702° E
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Sources
- 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.
- 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).