Lake Vera, sitting at an elevation of 555 metres above sea level, was named in 1910 by pioneering surveyor John Ernest Philp in honour of his wife.  Lake Vera Hut is located 100 metres east of Lake Vera beside Vera Creek on the Frenchmans Cap walking track, deep in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.  The present building, constructed in 1978, replaced the original hut which was built in 1962.  Lake Vera Hut 2 was built over 4 months by National Parks and Wildlife Service staff using primarily Tasmanian oak, radiata pine cladding and colourbond roofing.  The hut cost $8000 and was funded by a bequest from the family of Michael Higgins (1951-1976) a passionate conservationist and bushwalker in the southwest.  Improvements to the hut since its construction have included the addition of bunk ladders, skylights, aluminium framed windows, insulation and stainless steel bench and table tops. A recent improvement is the duckboard walkways around the hut allowing access to the water tank, tent platforms and toilet. The Hut is capable of sleeping up to 20 people.