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Kōkeʻe State Park

United States of America

Kōkeʻe State Park

Kōkeʻe State Park is a state park in northwestern Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States. The park is located north of Waimea Canyon State Park on the island's west side and is administered by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. It includes the Kōkeʻe Museum at the 15 mi (24 km) marker on St

ate Road 550, cabins for rent and hiking trails. The park includes 4,345 acres (17.58 km2) of mountainous terrain on a plateau ranging from about 3,200 to 4,200 ft (980 to 1,280 m) above sea level. The main attractions of Kōkeʻe State Park trails are the native vegetation, native forest birds, and the scenic cliffside views. Situated on a plateau between 3,200 and 4,200 ft (980 and 1,280 m), much of Kōkeʻe is a montane (infrequent frost) mesic forest (50 to 100 in or 1,300 to 2,500 mm annual rainfall with moist soil conditions) dominated by koa (Acacia koa) and ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees. The park receives around 70 inches (1,800 mm) of rain per year, mostly from October to May. At the end of the state road is a lookout onto the Kalalau Valley, once home to thousands of native Hawaiians. The valley was the backdrop for Jack London's short story Koʻolau the Leper. In October...

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