A rest stop with an opportunity to picnic among a collection of native and introduced trees. A 2-mile nature hike through the adjacent Manukā Natural Area Reserve offers an experience in Hawaiian natural history.
Additional Information
Activities
Hiking
Tent Camping
Rules & Regulations
No Dogs
Activities
- Camping
- Hiking
Facilities
- Campsites
- Restroom
- No Drinking Water
- Trash Cans
Manukā Natural Area Reserve
On the flank of leeward Mauna Loa in South Kona, Manukā Natural Area Reserve is a 25,ooo-acre reserve encompassing a wide range of habitats. These include subalpine shrublands and forests, mesic montane kipuka forests, wet montane forests, lowland mesic forests and lowland dry forests.
Recent lava flows add a variety of pioneer vegetation types, as well as uncharacterized and unsurveyed lava tubes. Concentrations of the Hawaiian hoary bat occur in the area. A rare lowland grassland and anchialine pools are included as well.
Natural Communities
Natural Communities: 17 total, 3 rare
Native Plants & Animals
Native Plants: 187 total taxa, 10 rare
Native Animals: 7 total taxa, 3 rare
Prohibited
- No Animals/Pets
- No Littering/Dumping
- No Alcoholic Beverages
- No Smoking
