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Connors Creek Hut.
Connors Creek Hut

Located in Upper Wairau River area in the Nelson/Tasman region

This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the Nelson Lakes area.

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put this 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.

About hut tickets and passesRetailers that sell hut tickets and passes

  1. Travel east out of St Arnaud toward Blenheim for 8.4 km.
  2. Turn right onto Wairau-Hanmer Springs Hydro Rd. Signage at this turn will say "Rainbow Skifield".
  3. Continue down this road for 27 km until the Homestead. Here a summertime road toll applies. This is payable in cash. Check the prices on the Rainbow Station website.
  4. Continue down the road for 1 km past the Homestead.
  5. Turn right onto a 4WD road. A high clearance 4WD vehicle is required on this road. GPS coordinates: -42.000030, 172.894879
  6. Continue down this road for 1 km until the hut.

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BS25
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1590508, N5349627

Altitude: 830 m above sea level