5 places · 1 with rooms, 1 camping on the Control Gates (trailhead) section of the Kepler Track, in Te Anau. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Tramping gear hire at 16 Homer Street, Te Anau, listed by the NZ Mountain Safety Council as the place in Te Anau to hire a personal locator beacon (PLB). Call ahead to check what is available.
DOC visitor centre on the Te Anau lakefront, 1 Lakefront Drive, where you collect hut tickets, check the weather and avalanche advisory and ask about track conditions. The track entrance at the control gates is a 50-minute walk south along the lakefront from here.
Water taxi from the Te Anau lakefront jetty to Brod Bay, which skips the first 5–6 km of the track; it runs 1 October to 30 April, from about $30 per adult. A bus back from Rainbow Reach can be added to the booking.
Holiday park on the lakefront at the south end of Te Anau with tent and campervan sites, cabins, lodges and motel units; it is the closest place to stay to the track, about 2.5 km from the control gates. Tracknet track transport runs from its office.
Family-run shuttle company based at the Lakeview Holiday Park, with daily services in the Great Walks season between Te Anau, the Kepler Track control gates and Rainbow Reach. In winter services need minimum numbers, so book before you start.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap or in guides but could not be checked on an official page. The huts and campsites on the Kepler Track are run by the Department of Conservation (DOC). In season huts have mattresses, gas cookers, heating, flush toilets and a ranger, but no food, utensils or showers; campers bring their own stove and cannot use the huts. Boil all tap water.
The Kepler Track route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.