Welcome Flat Hut
Westland Tai Poutini National Park • West Coast
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Forecast point: Welcome Flat Hut (420m)
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- About
- This is a serviced 31-bunk hut in the Glaciers area.
- Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Water supply
About this hut
Hut
The main hut has 4 bunk rooms on the upper level of the building.
You must be fully equipped, including with gas cooker and cooking equipment - you aren't able to use the facilities in the Sierra Room.
Sierra Room
The Sierra Room is a sole occupancy room within Welcome Flat Hut, available for groups of up to four. It has gas and a gas cooker, pot-belly stove and a shower, lighting and basic kitchen and cooking equipment. Although located within the main building, it has separate access for a more private backcountry experience.
Toilets are shared with the hut and campsite.
Fees and bookings
Fees
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used for this hut from 1 May to 30 September. Passes won't be accepted from 1 October to 30 April.
Hut
1 May - 30 September
- Adult (18+ years): $30 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $15 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays:
- Adult (18+ years): $34 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $17 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Weekends:
- Adult (18+ years): $36 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $18 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays:
- Adult (18+ years): $38 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $19 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Weekends:
- Adult (18+ years): $40 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $20per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Pay when you make a booking. Hut tickets cannot be used in this hut. Backcountry Hut Passes can be used in this hut from 1 May to 30 September only.
See the fees to camp outside the hut (campsite bookings are required).
Sierra Room - sole occupancy 1-4 people
1 May - 30 September
- $145 per night
1 October - 30 April
- Weekdays: $171
- Weekends: $196
1 December - 29 February
- Weekdays: $228
- Weekends: $262
How to pay with your Backcountry Hut Pass.
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 Welcome Flat Hut and Sierra Room online
Your booking for the Sierra Room is for a maximum of four people. If you have more than four people in your group, they need to have a booking for (and stay in) the main hut or campsite. Due to fire regulations no more than four people can use or stay in the Sierra Room.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Getting there
Tracks to this hut
Location
Topo50 map sheet: BX15
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1353619, N5164575
Know before you go
No cooking facilities are provided – you need to carry portable cookers.
No rubbish facilities are provided in the backcountry – pack out what you pack in.
Weather
In times of severe weather such as sustained/heavy rainfall, the Copland Track may be closed often at short notice. This is due to flooding and/or other damage.
If closed, notices will be placed at the start of the track. Check weather and conditions at the nearest DOC office before departure. Refunds will be issued in these instances – contact the Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre.
Nearby
Weather
Forecast at the hut