![]() Careful planning and preparation, especially when hiking, will ensure that your time in Kokee State Park will be well spent and most of all, memorable. There is so much more to Kokee than what meets the eye and the best part is discovering what feeds your soul. Information on these cabins can be found at. While staying there, dine at The Lodge at Kokee, the only restaurant in Kokee that happens to serve the best Portuguese bean soup and cornbread around. The cabins are newly updated and rent for under $150 per night. Leave technology behind, get engrossed in a good book by the fireplace or remember how to have a conversation that does not involve texting with a stay in one of the five State cabins available for rent. There is a recommended donation of $5 per person or $1 for ages 18 and under. If you are traveling alone, a group hike with the Sierra Club Kauai might be just the right opportunity to make new friends and explore new trails. When playing outdoors on Kauai, we always recommend having a buddy or a few buddies come along. ![]() Starting at 4,120 feet you’ll descend to 2,500 feet to the trail’s endwhich concludes at a cliff with broad views of the valleys and the immense Pacific ocean. It only takes about an hour and a half each way along the total of six miles out and back journey. T he Awa’awapuhi Trail on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, is a single track hike not for those with a fear of heights. It has incredible drop-offs and epic views down to the Na Pali Coast. The trail stops at Kilohana Overlook, with views of Kauai’s north shore from Wainiha Valley to Hanalei Bay. MaAMERICA, HAWAII, HIKING Awaawapuhi Trail is my favorite hike in the Koke’e State Park. Fortunately, the State of Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources has built an elevated boardwalk system that allows you to travel through the 3.5 miles of swampy area with some ease. After all, it is about as close as you can get to Mount Waialealae, which is one of the wettest spots on earth (the other being in India) and sees over 400 inches of rain each year. The weather forecast usually calls for rain when hiking the Alakai Wilderness Preserve, known as the Alakai Swamp. For information on this annual event, visit Test your limits at 3,000 feet above sea levelĪ photo posted by Sabrina Brett on at 12:48pm PST Queen Emma was a beautiful leader of the people and each year a respected woman in the Kauai community is selected to represent the queen, as hula halau (school) perform hula and chant in offering to the queen. The Eo e Emalani i Alakai festival is held every fall in the Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow at Kokee Park to commemorate Queen Emma’s voyage to the Alakai Swamp. Hawaii’s beloved Queen Emma once journeyed from her vacation home in Lawai to visit the Kokee uplands and Kilohana vista, bringing nearly 100 people with her as she offered oli (chants) to the gods to express her appreciation of the area’s magnificent beauty. From redwood pines, sugi cedar, native ginger, and other indigenous plants, such as the hard to find maile vine and mokihana berries (the official Kauai flower), there’s enough inspiration throughout the park to get your creative juices flowing. What better way to incorporate all the lovely flora and fauna in to a souvenir than to weave a wreath that will guaranteed smell as good as it looks. Hui o Laka holds an annual wreath workshop for a small fee at the Kokee Natural History Museum. Kokee is teeming with amazing plant life. Selfie sticks recommended, but not necessary. Next stop at the top of Kokee State Park is Kalalau lookout, where clouds swirl around your head as you peer down into Kauai’s most renowned valley, only accessible by boat or an arduous 11-mile hike on the Kalalau Trail. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to show off to your friends (or Snapchat followers) a quick video of yourself basking in the sunlight at the 10 mile long and 3,000 feet deep Waimea Canyon, nicknamed The Grand Canyon of the Pacific. Nearby in Johnson Park (possibly seasonal).A photo posted by Bob Gjestvang on at 2:06pm PST “Lot 101 (Rutgers University), Piscataway, NJ 08854” – The GREEN trailhead is across the street and to the left. “Scarlet Lot RAC, Piscataway, NJ 08854” – We park in the corner closest to the roundabout and the funky building, and then cross the road to the Kiosk trailhead for the ORANGE and RED trails. Walk down the sidewalk to the River Road trailhead for ORANGE and BLUE trails. This lot is not on the park map (bathrooms here too). These lots are points on our Interactive Map: There are several lots marked on the park map but note they are permit-only except on weekends and the “gated” lot is for special events only. A few intersections had laminated “you are here” trail maps but were older and didn’t include the black trail. Follow along on your smartphone with our Interactive Map link above.
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