Backcountry Hut Tickets
Buying a ticket to pay for a DOC backcountry hut is a good option if you prefer to 'pay as you go', or are only using huts occasionally.

How to buy Backcountry Hut Tickets

You can buy tickets from:

Prices

Prices differ for Standard and Serviced huts. 

Backcountry Hut Ticket prices 
Ticket type Value Colour
Standard - Adult
18+ years
$10 Blue
Standard - Youth
5 – 17 years
$5 Yellow
Serviced - Adult
18+ years
$25 Green
Serviced - Youth
5 – 17 years
$12.50 Red
Infant
0 – 4 years
Free  

More information about facilities and fees for different categories of DOC huts.

How to use hut tickets

Buy the required hut tickets and take them with you. Put your tickets into the honesty box at the hut.

Note: you can't pay for bookings with hut tickets. 

Serviced huts

Use Serviced Hut Tickets to pay for Serviced huts. Example: Use 1 x $25 Serviced Hut Ticket per adult per night. 

Standard huts

Use Standard Hut Tickets to pay for Standard huts. Example: 1 x $10 Standard Hut Ticket per adult per night.

Individually priced huts

Use a combination of the Standard Hut Ticket or Serviced Hut Ticket to make up the required fee. For example: 

  • For a $35 fee, use 1 x $25 Serviced Hut Ticket and 1 x $10 Standard Hut Ticket (= $35)
  • For a $45 fee, use 1 x $25 Serviced Hut Ticket and 2 x $10 Standard Hut Tickets (= $45)
  • For a $25 fee (youth), use 5 x $5 (yellow) Standard hut tickets.

Note: Fees for bookable huts will not necessarily be in $5 steps.

Terms and conditions

Backcountry Hut Ticket terms and conditions