Totora Flats Hut sits on river flats above Waiohine River.
Facilities
- Bunks - platform (shared) bunks with mattresses in two bunkrooms
- Water supply - inside taps with cold water from a rain collection tank
- Heating - wood burner with firewood provided
- Long drop toilet a short walk from the hut
- Sleeping bag
- Cooking stove, pots/pans and utensils
- Toilet paper
- Rubbish bag
- Newspaper/firelighters and matches/lighter for the wood burner/fire
- Torch
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut.
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Bookings
Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 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.
Bookings are required all year.
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.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Approximate times from nearest roads and huts
- Mt Holdsworth Road end: 5–6 hr
- Waiohine Gorge Road end: 4 hr 30 min
- Tutuwai Hut: 5 hr
- Neill Forks Hut: 4 hr
- Sayer Hut: 1 hr
- Cone Hut: 4 hr
Tracks to this hut
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Duration: N/A Difficulty: Advanced -
Duration: 2–3 days Difficulty: Advanced -
Duration: 4 hr and 30 min Difficulty: Intermediate
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BP33
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1802321, N5465946
Wellington/Kapiti information
| Phone: | +64 3 546 9339 |
| Email: | nelsonvc@doc.govt.nz |
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