Kōkeʻe State Park: Pu’u O Kila Lookout

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Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T! 

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Waimea Canyon is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It is ten miles long and 3000 feet deep (The Grand Canyon in Arizona is 277 miles long and 6000 feet deep.) Waimea Canyon was formed both by erosion from the Waimea River cutting through the rock and by the collapse of the volcano that formed Kauai.

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Waimea Canyon and Kōkeʻe State Parks preserve the canyon wilderness and maintain a network of trails and lookouts for visitors to enjoy the area. Pu’u O Kila Lookout is up the road from Kalalau Lookout and has even better views of the Kalalau Valley.

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From this lookout, you can pick up the Pihea Trail which travels along a ridge before joining with the Alakai Swamp Trail. Alakai is the highest swamp in the world. Through the trees, we could just make out the North shore.

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Location: Pu’u O Kila Lookout, Pihea Trail, Kapaʻa, HI 96746

Designation: State Park

Date of my visit: April 19, 2019

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6 thoughts on “Kōkeʻe State Park: Pu’u O Kila Lookout

  1. These pics are beautiful! I visited this place back in 04 and it was such a good spot to take it all in. Was great maybe next time I’ll be able to take my kids so they can see and feel the Hawaiian vibe. That would be a good trip! Thanks for posting

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