Waitawheta Hut
Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park • Bay of Plenty
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Forecast point: Waitawheta Hut (380m)
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- About
- This is a serviced 26-bunk hut in the Tauranga area.
- Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Water supply
About this hut
Facilities and services
There are two bunkrooms, a separate dining/lounge area, and a generous deck outside. The grassy area around the hut provides camping space for up to 10 2- person tents, bookings required.
A hut warden is present most weekends during the summer season.
Cooking facilities are not provided at the hut, so you must bring your own stove and utensils.
Hut and campsite rules
Don't clear undergrowth or scrub to create tent sites or bivouacs – it's harmful to our native plants. It's also a criminal offence so alert DOC as soon as possible if you witness this behaviour occurring.
No rubbish collection is available so all waste must be carried out with you.
Pets are not allowed at the hut, including dogs. Dogs are not allowed in the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park except for permitted hunters with hunting dogs.
Fees and bookings
Fees
Hut
1 May - 30 September
- Adult (18+ years): $28 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $14 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays:
- Adult (18+ years): $32 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $16 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Weekends:
- Adult (18+ years): $34 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $17 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays:
- Adult (18+ years): $36 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $18 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Weekends:
- Adult (18+ years): $38 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $19 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Camping
Sunday to Friday
- Adult (18+ years): $12.50 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $6.25 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Saturday
- Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
- Child/Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
- 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 2027.
- If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked.
- No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking.
- Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
- Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.
Book Waitawheta Hut or campsite online.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Getting there
The hut is reached via Waitawheta Tramway, which starts about 11 km from Waihi.
In Waihi, turn off SH 2 onto Kenny Street. Turn right into Victoria Street and follow this as it becomes Frankton Road, then Waitawheta Road. After about 9 km, turn off Waitawheta Road into Franklin Road. Follow this to the parking area at the end.
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BC35
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1847987, N5843046
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