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About Hut Finder

Hut Finder brings live availability for bookable DOC huts into one clear map, then helps you plan every night and catch cancellations.

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What Hut Finder does

We make it easy to find a free hut

Pick the dates first, then see which huts work—instead of opening one facility and one date at a time.

Hut Finder covers roughly 160 DOC facilities that accept advance online bookings. It also brings multi-night planning and cancellation alerts into the same workflow.

Live availability12-month planningCancellation alerts

How it works

Check availability by date

Step 01

Choose dates

Start with when you can travel. Search a weekend, a date range, or the nights of a complete route.

The live map and planner cover 14 days free. Pro extends the same tools to 12 months.

Step 02

Find an available hut

See bookable huts together instead of opening one DOC facility and one date at a time.

Green means available, amber means limited bunks, and grey means full.

Step 03

Plan the complete trip

Put every hut night in walking order and spot the one booking that prevents the itinerary from working.

Great Walk quick starts make common multi-night routes faster to check.

Step 04

Watch a full hut

When the right hut is full, let an alert check for returned space and email you when a suitable bunk appears.

Free accounts include one fixed-date alert. Pro includes 20 alerts and flexible dates. You always book with DOC.

Step 01

Choose dates

Start with when you can travel. Search a weekend, a date range, or the nights of a complete route.

The live map and planner cover 14 days free. Pro extends the same tools to 12 months.

Step 02

Find an available hut

See bookable huts together instead of opening one DOC facility and one date at a time.

Green means available, amber means limited bunks, and grey means full.

Step 03

Plan the complete trip

Put every hut night in walking order and spot the one booking that prevents the itinerary from working.

Great Walk quick starts make common multi-night routes faster to check.

Step 04

Watch a full hut

When the right hut is full, let an alert check for returned space and email you when a suitable bunk appears.

Free accounts include one fixed-date alert. Pro includes 20 alerts and flexible dates. You always book with DOC.

Trust and boundaries

Independent and Private

A clear view of what Hut Finder does, what DOC does, and where your information goes.

Independent from DOC

Hut Finder is an independent tool. We are not affiliated with DOC and never take hut bookings or fees.

Data freshness

Availability comes from DOC systems and may be cached. Always confirm the final result with DOC before travelling.

Private by default

Sign-in uses an email magic link. Stripe handles subscriptions, and Hut Finder never sees or stores card details.

Book directly with DOC

Every booking link sends you to the official DOC service to complete and pay for the reservation. Visit doc.govt.nz.

Questions, feedback, or a hut we missed?

Tell us at hello@dochutfinder.com.