Top Camp Shelter (day shelter)
- Other
Day shelter on the open tops near the 25 km mark, with a small water tank whose supply is not guaranteed. Not for overnight stays: carry enough water from Lyell Saddle Hut.
Old Ghost Road accommodation · Checked October 2026
Where to stay from Lyell Saddle Hut to Ghost Lake Hut
2 places · 1 with rooms, 1 camping on the Lyell Saddle Hut → Ghost Lake Hut section of the Old Ghost Road, in Top Camp, Ghost Lake. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Top Camp
Ghost Lake
Ghost Lake Hut
- Rooms
- Camping
The largest trust hut, at about 1,200 m on a ridge above Ghost Lake, with 18 bunks, two private summer sleepouts (Sept–May) and one tent site, gas cookers, cookware, mattresses and an emergency phone to NZ Police. Must be booked online.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap or in tourism listings but could not be checked on an official page. The main huts on the Old Ghost Road are run by the Mōkihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust: booked online, with bunks and mattresses, gas cookers, cookware, rainwater and an emergency phone, but no showers or power. Tent sites give no access to the hut, and the DOC huts at Goat Creek and Mōkihinui Forks have no gas or cookware.
Walk Lyell Saddle Hut to Ghost Lake Hut with Outest
The Old Ghost Road 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.