• Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
• Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
• Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy a hut ticket online for each night's stay. You can print or display the digital ticket on your device, or write down the ticket and confirmation numbers to take with you. You can also buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that allows you to stay at non-bookable DOC huts for a 12 month period.

Backcountry hut ticket terms and conditions

The main access into the Clarence is over Blind Saddle Road.

From Kaikoura, follow SH1 south for 5 km to the Waiau/Mt Lyford turnoff and head inland to the car park at Kahutara River bridge, 25 km from Kaikoura.

There is a locked gate here restricting horse and vehicle access. Arrange vehicle access into the Clarence by contacting:

Colin Nimmo of Muzzle Station 
Phone: +64 3 319 5791
Email: muzzle@xtra.co.nz.

A road maintenance fee is charged for motorised vehicles. 
Note: The road is closed to vehicles over the winter months.