5 places · 2 with rooms, 2 camping on the Lyell (trailhead) section of the Old Ghost Road, in Lyell, Murchison, Westport. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Large grassed DOC Standard campsite at the southern trailhead on SH6, on the site of the gold-rush town of Lyell, with toilets and untreated water. Book online (adult $18, child $9 a night); no spaces are kept for campers without a booking.
Official trail partner based in Westport and Murchison: shuttles to and from both trailheads, vehicle relocation, luggage transfer, helicopter gear drops and sleeping bag and PLB hire. The point shown is the Lyell trailhead pick-up.
Official trail partner covering Nelson, Westport and Greymouth, with passenger shuttles, vehicle relocation, gear transport and bike hire for the Old Ghost Road. The point shown is the Lyell trailhead pick-up.
Self-contained two-bedroom cabins and studio flats at 30 Fairfax Street, Murchison, about 35 km by road from the Lyell trailhead. An official Old Ghost Road partner that also hires bikes.
Hostel in a historic house at 72 Queen Street, Westport, the base town for the trail, 62 km from Lyell and 50 km from Seddonville. Double, twin and 4–8 bed dorm rooms, a shared kitchen and room to pitch a tent; an official trail partner.
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.
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.