Heaphy Track Campsites

Updated 1st September 2010		"Run By Trampers For Trampers"

Although you cannot freedom camp on the Heaphy Track. DOC provide excellent campsites along the trail. Some even have mod cons like flush toilets and running water. The $12 nightly fee per person is very reasonable. Be warned that you will need a good tent that can handle cold wet conditions and the ever friendly local sandflies.

Tenting has it's advantages of not sharing noisy crowded huts. Nothing better than hearing  Kiwis calling out at night and been woken by the dawn chorus. The campsites are located to get the best out of back country camping in Kahurangi National Park. From the cool mists of Perry Saddle and Gouland Downs, to the soothing sound of the Heaphy River or the pounding West Coast surf. This has to one of New Zealand's best camping holidays.

Campsites & Huts Capacities

Campsite Fees

Hut Fees

Track Times & Distances

Road End to Brown River Hut - 5 minutes

Brown River Hut to Perry Saddle Hut - 5 hours (17 kilometers)

Perry Saddle Hut to Gouland Downs Hut - 2 hours (8 kilometers)

Gouland Downs Hut to Saxon Hut - 1 hour (5 kilometers)

Saxon Hut to James Mackay Hut - 3 hours (14 kilometers)

James Mackay Hut to Lewis Hut - 3.5 hours (13.5 kilometers)

Lewis Hut to Heaphy Hut - 2.5 hours ( 8 kilometers)

Heaphy Hut to Kohaihai Shelter - 5 hours (15.5 kilometers)

Click here to view a Heaphy Track Map
Click here to check on bed availability or book your Heaphy Track DOC Huts and Campsites
Click here to check to check the Low Tide Tables for Crayfish Point
Click here to view Heaphy Track Huts.
Click here for transport bookings and free information contact - info@nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz  #Note if you have a Xtra mail address and you don't receive a return email from us. We always return your emails as soon as possible. Check your deleted or spam box. It is a Xtra problem stemming from their "Bubble Upgrade" and they assure us they hope to have it sorted soon.
Click here for fares to and from The Heaphy Track.
Click here to view same day Heaphy Track shuttle transport from Karamea to Nelson, St Arnaud, Blenheim and Picton
Budget Fares Click here for single or couples to join existing booked shuttles with out having to pay the full minimum fare.
Vehicle Relocation Nelson Lakes Shuttles now offer a Vehicle Relocation Service. Drive your car to either end of the Heaphy Track.We will deliver your car to the other end in time for your exit of the track. Please contact us for a obligation free quote info@nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz  Or just click on the photo to the right.
Click here for uptodate DOC Hut and Heaphy Track Information
Click on picture for Westland / Buller weather forcast
Done the Heaphy. Still have energy to burn ? Why not return via the Wangapeka or Leslie Karamea Tracks. Check out the links listed below
Read about and see photos of our trip through the Leslie Karamea Track. Just click on the photo to the right.
Photos Of Leslie Karamea Track Huts & Shelters
Read about and see our photos of trip through the Wangapeka Track. Just click on the photo to the right.
Check out our Web Site for those interesting places you might want to explore.
Click hear for information on New Zealand Birds. Not only can you view photos. But actually hear their bird calls.

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For further information contact:

Peter & Trish Kemp
Nelson Lakes Shuttles
P.O. Box 75
St Arnaud 7053
Nelson Lakes
New Zealand
Phone:     +64 (3) 521-1900
Mobile             021 490095

Email info@nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz 

Nelson Lakes Shuttles proudly transporting passengers since 1994

Peter & Trish have 30 years experience in the New Zealand Transport, Tramping and Accommodation Industries in the Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast regions

Nelson Lakes Shuttles operate under a DOC Transport Concession.

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