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Young Hut.
Young Hut

Located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Otago region

This is a serviced 20-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area. You need to book to stay at this hut during the summer season. Book online before you go.

Facilities and services

Huts have basic facilities. You'll need to take:

  • Sleeping bag
  • Stove and fuel
  • Pots/pans and utensils
  • Toilet paper
  • Rubbish bag (to pack out all rubbish, including food scraps)
  • Newspaper/fire starter and matches/lighter for the wood burner
  • Torch

Fees

Backcountry Hut Passes

Passes are valid for use in this hut from 1 May to 30 September. Passes won't be accepted from 1 October to 30 April.

  • Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Bookings

Bookings are open for stays from 25 October 2025 to 30 April 2026.

If there is no availability showing online for your dates, the campsite is fully booked. No sites are held for campers turning up on the day without a booking. You can book on the same day until 8 pm, if spaces are available.

Labour weekend (late October) – 30 April

Bookings are required. Pay when you make a booking.

1 May – Labour weekend (late October)

Bookings are not required but fees still apply.

Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) or 1 Serviced Youth Hut Ticket (red) for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. 

Book Young Hut online. 

A $10 service fee applies to phone and in-person booking. This is a limited service – book online first. An in-person booking is dependent on there being space available.
Approximate time from nearest road end and hut
  • SH6 (Hasst Highway) via Gillespie Pass Circuit: 6– 7 hr (20 km)
  • Siberia Hut via Gillespie Pass Circuit: 6– 8 hr (12 km)

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BZ12
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1287389, N5101129

No visitor centre in Makarora

Contact the Awarua/Haast or Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park visitor centres instead. 

Camping is not allowed around Young Hut

The cleared area is a helicopter landing site.