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.
Buy Backcountry Hut Tickets online
From 1 November 2026, hut tickets are sold online through the DOC booking system.
You can continue to use physical hut tickets bought before 1 November 2026 for stays at non-bookable huts. You can use these tickets until the expiry date shown on the ticket or 31 October 2027, whichever comes first.p
For more information on the use of physical hut tickets, see below.
Hut fees
Fees differ for Standard and Serviced huts.
| Ticket type | Value |
|---|---|
| Standard - Adult 18+ years |
$15 |
| Standard - Youth 5 – 17 years |
$7.50 |
| Serviced - Adult 18+ years |
$25 Some seasonal fees |
| Serviced - Youth 5 – 17 years |
$12.50 |
| Infant 0 – 4 years |
Free |
More information about facilities and fees for different categories of DOC huts.
Hut Ticket values
In order to make use of all existing tickets with these fees, we will use the tickets based on their denomination value only, where the colour no longer matters (like bank notes).
Standard Huts
- Adult: $15 per night – use $10 + $5 tickets.
- Child/youth: $7.50 per night – payment rounded down to the $5 ticket will be accepted.
- Multiple adults/youth: payment with tickets that add up to within $5 of the total fee will be accepted.
Serviced Huts
- Where ticket values do not exactly match the total fee required, tickets that add up to within $5 of the total fee will be accepted.
- Note: All Serviced Huts will be bookable before the end of 2026.
Individually priced huts
Use a combination of tickets 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 $38 fee: use 1 x $25 Serviced Hut ticket and 1 X $12.50 Serviced Hut youth ticket (=$37.50, acceptable payment within $5 of fee)
- For a $45 fee: use 1 x $25 Serviced Hut Ticket and 2 x $10 Standard Hut Tickets (= $45)