Kalōpā State Recreation Area

Kalōpā State Recreation Area is a state park on Hawaiʻi, about forty miles northwest of Hilo near Honokaʻa, preserving a cool, damp native forest at roughly two thousand feet in elevation. Covering one hundred acres and adjoining five hundred more in the Kalopa Forest Reserve, it is known for an arboretum of native trees and a zero point seven-mile loop trail through ʻōhiʻa lehua. Rare and endangered Hawaiian plants there include loulu palms and native hibiscus. With cabins, camping, restrooms, and drinking water, it offers an accessible experience of Hawaiʻi’s native upland vegetation in a chilly, misty landscape.

Honokaa, Hawaii · United States