Government Huts

Mt Field National Park


Get back to your rootsy mountaintop essence at these three simple, six-bed cabins 15km inside Mt Field National Park. Built in the 1940s, the cabins are equipped with mattresses, cold water, wood stove and firewood (there’s no power), with a communal outdoor toilet block. BYO gas lamps, cookers, utensils and bedding. Book online.


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