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Moonlight Tops Hut

Paparoa National Park

Moonlight Tops Hut has 20 bunks in Paparoa National Park, with views across the Punakaiki River headwaters and the Pike Stream escarpment. It has gas cooking, heating, cold running water and long drop toilets with toilet paper. A hut ranger is based there in summer, and there are no showers.

Moonlight Tops Hut is a hut in Paparoa National Park, West Coast, New Zealand, with 20 bunks. You book it ahead through DOC bookings.

Book with DOCDOC page for Moonlight Tops Hut

How booking Moonlight Tops Hut works

Department of Conservation (DOC) takes the bookings for this hut. Booking system: DOC bookings. DOC lists 20 bunks.

Checked against the agency page on 31 October 2026.

At a glance

Type
Hut · DOC category: Great Walk Hut
Sleeps
20 bunks
Site types
20 huts
Fees (NZD)

1 Oct-30 Apr

  • Adult NZ (18+): $78 per person per night
  • Adult INT (18+): $117 per person per night
  • Child NZ (5-17): $39 per person per night
  • Child INT (0-17): $59 per person per night

1 May-30 Jun

  • Adult NZ (18+): $61 per person per night
  • Adult INT (18+): $61 per person per night
  • Child NZ (5-17): $30 per person per night
  • Child INT (0-17): $30 per person per night

1 Jul-31 Aug

  • Adult NZ (18+): $50 per person per night
  • Adult INT (18+): $50 per person per night
  • Child NZ (5-17): $25 per person per night
  • Child INT (0-17): $25 per person per night

1-30 Sep

  • Adult NZ (18+): $61 per person per night
  • Adult INT (18+): $61 per person per night
  • Child NZ (5-17): $30 per person per night
  • Child INT (0-17): $30 per person per night
  • Infant NZ (0-4): free

As DOC states them on 2026-10-31. Check the DOC page before you book.

Facilities
Long drop toilets, supplied with toilet paper, Cold running water, sinks inside the hut, Gas cooking facilities, Heating, Hut ranger based at the hut in summer
Rules and limits
  • No showers in any hut
Booked through
DOC bookings
Location
-42.24154, 171.40549

In an emergency, call 111.

This page has no PermitSnag alert for Moonlight Tops Hut yet. Book it with DOC.

Nearby places to stay

Straight-line distance between the agency’s map points.

Moonlight Tops Hut: questions

Do I need to book Moonlight Tops Hut ahead?

Yes. Moonlight Tops Hut is booked online through DOC bookings, run by Department of Conservation (DOC).

How many people does Moonlight Tops Hut sleep?

Department of Conservation (DOC) lists 20 bunks at Moonlight Tops Hut.

How much does Moonlight Tops Hut cost?

Department of Conservation (DOC) lists: Adult NZ (18+) $78 NZD per person per night (1 Oct-30 Apr); Adult NZ (18+) $61 NZD per person per night (1 May-30 Jun); Adult NZ (18+) $50 NZD per person per night (1 Jul-31 Aug); Adult NZ (18+) $61 NZD per person per night (1-30 Sep); Adult INT (18+) $117 NZD per person per night (1 Oct-30 Apr); Adult INT (18+) $61 NZD per person per night (1 May-30 Jun); Adult INT (18+) $50 NZD per person per night (1 Jul-31 Aug); Adult INT (18+) $61 NZD per person per night (1-30 Sep); Child NZ (5-17) $39 NZD per person per night (1 Oct-30 Apr); Child NZ (5-17) $30 NZD per person per night (1 May-30 Jun); Child NZ (5-17) $25 NZD per person per night (1 Jul-31 Aug); Child NZ (5-17) $30 NZD per person per night (1-30 Sep); Child INT (0-17) $59 NZD per person per night (1 Oct-30 Apr); Child INT (0-17) $30 NZD per person per night (1 May-30 Jun); Child INT (0-17) $25 NZD per person per night (1 Jul-31 Aug); Child INT (0-17) $30 NZD per person per night (1-30 Sep); Infant NZ (0-4) free.

What is the emergency number at Paparoa National Park?

In New Zealand, call 111 for police, fire or ambulance, and for search and rescue.

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Hut, campsite, region and location data: Department of Conservation (DOC), Crown copyright, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.