5 places · 1 with rooms, 3 camping, 2 with meals on the Routeburn Shelter (trailhead) section of the Routeburn Track, in Glenorchy, Kinloch, Queenstown, Routeburn Road. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Campground in the centre of Glenorchy, 25 km from the Routeburn Shelter, with 41 tent and campervan sites, hot showers and a kitchen; Mrs Woolly's General Store with coffee and supplies is next door. Open for the 2026-27 season until May 2027.
DOC campsite on the shore of Lake Wakatipu at Kinloch, about 15 km south of the Routeburn Shelter by the Kinloch road; $18 per adult per night, book online in advance. The road and campsite can flood in heavy rain and phone coverage is patchy.
Lodge at Kinloch across the lake from Glenorchy, with heritage lodge rooms, wilderness rooms and eco cabins, and a restaurant (dinner by reservation at 6 pm). About 15 km from the Routeburn Shelter; the Info & Track Greenstone and Caples service stops here.
Track bus from 37 Shotover Street, Queenstown, and from Glenorchy to the Routeburn Shelter (8:00 and 11:15 from Queenstown, $70 adult in 2026-27) and from The Divide back to Queenstown or Te Anau. Scheduled in the Great Walks season, on demand outside it; minimum 2 passengers, book ahead.
DOC road-end campsite beside the Routeburn River, about 3 km by road before the Routeburn Shelter; $18 per adult per night in 2026-27. It must be booked online in advance (no spaces are kept for walk-ins) and can flood in heavy rain.
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 on the Routeburn Track are run by the Department of Conservation (DOC). In the Great Walks season they have mattresses, gas cookers, heating, cold water, flush toilets and a ranger, but no showers, food or cooking utensils. From May to October there is no gas, no ranger and no booking.
The Routeburn 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.