– Lat/Long: 40.00° S 176.14° E
Happy Daze Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Happy Daze Hut Guide
- Place: Ruahine Forest Park
- Facilities: Happy Daze Hut is set at about 473 m in Ruahine Forest Park, Hawke’s Bay. Built in 1958 by Stacker Johnston on a site once known as Māori Flat, it now offers a cosy open‑fire warmth and basic comforts like mattresses and non‑flush toilets. Managed by DOC, this backcountry refuge sleeps four and demands careful river crossings and navigation—no marked tracks lead here.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Happy Daze Hut:
| 1. | Makaretu Hut (559 m) | 2.2 km |
| 2. | Awatere Hut (600 m) | 2.9 km |
| 3. | Top Gorge Hut (940 m) | 4.6 km |
| 4. | Longview Hut (1170 m) | 5.4 km |
| 5. | Toka Bivvy (1318 m) | 6.1 km |
| 6. | Leon Kinvig Hut (763 m) | 6.2 km |
| 7. | Ngamoko Hut (642 m) | 8.7 km |
| 8. | Daphne Hut (600 m) | 9.4 km |
| 9. | Cattle Creek Hut (721 m) | 10.1 km |
| 10. | Howletts Hut (1340 m) | 10.4 km |