Connors Creek Hut
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Daryl Stephens
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Connors Creek Hut
Located in Upper Wairau River area in the Nelson/Tasman region
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Introduction
This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the Nelson Lakes area.Easy walk from road end
Under 1 hour
Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from stream
6 bunk beds
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 passes | Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
- Travel east out of St Arnaud toward Blenheim for 8.4 km.
- Turn right onto Wairau-Hanmer Springs Hydro Rd. Signage at this turn will say "Rainbow Skifield".
- 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.
- Continue down the road for 1 km past the Homestead.
- Turn right onto a 4WD road. A high clearance 4WD vehicle is required on this road. GPS coordinates: -42.000030, 172.894879
- 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
Contacts
| Nelson Lakes National Park Visitor Centre | |
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| Phone | +64 3 521 1806 |
| nelsonlakesvc@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | View Road St Arnaud 7072 |
| Hours | Visitor centre hours and services |
| Whakatū/Nelson Visitor Centre | |
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| Phone | +64 3 546 9339 |
| nelsonvc@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | Millers Acre/Taha o te Awa 1/37 Halifax Street Nelson 7010 |
| Hours | Visitor centre hours and services |
