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Dodger Hut
Dodger Hut

Located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in the Canterbury region

This is a standard four-bunk hut in Ruataniwha Conservation Park.

Dodger Hut was built by the NZ Forest Service in 1958.

Dodger Hut.
Dodger Hut

Dodger Hut was built by the NZ Forest Service in 1958.

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

Dodger Hut is 8 - 9 hours (25 km) up the Hopkins valley from Ram Hill car park, at the end of Lake Ohau Road.

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet BY15, 
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1349418, N5134962