Molokai Forest Reserve - Kaunakakai, HI

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Molokai Forest Reserve


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Molokai Forest Reserve offers lush forests, wildlife and spectacular overlooks. Probably the best overlook in the reserve is the Waikolu Valley Overlook on the left of the road about 4 miles from the entrance. Check out the crude map on steel and the woodwoking shop near the entrance at what was once the Molokai prison. The Forest Reserve Road serves as a nice mountain bike route and can also be hiked.

Waikolu Lookout and Picnic Area consist of a picnic area and a lookout on the southwest rim of Waikolu Canyon. The lookout includes a magnificent panorama of Waikolu Canyon from the verdant cliffs of the upper gorge with waterfalls and plunge pools. Sea cliffs and offshore islands can be seen at the mouth of the canyon. The view is often obscured in the afternoons when tradewind clouds envelop the upper canyon.

The roads and trails beyond the Waikolu Lookout are under the jurisdiction of the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Kamakou Preserve. A 2.6 mile, narrow and often muddy four wheel-drive road leads from the lookout, to the trailhead for the Pepeopae Bog Trail.

Facilities: Molokai Forest Reserve provides toilet facilities (but no water) at the Waikolu Lookout and Picnic Area.

Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted for Molokai Forest Reserve.

Best Time To Visit: Molokai Forest Reserve is open year round.

Fees: Unknown

Accessibility: Unknown

Rules: Unknown

Directions: To reach Molokai Forest Reserve from Kaunakakai, go west on Hwy 460 for 3.5 miles. Turn right before the bridge at the Homelani Cemetery sign onto Maunahui Road/Molokai Forest Reserve Road. This turns to a dirt road at about .25 mile. Follow this to the Molokai Forest Reserve.

Address

Division of State Parks

P.O. Box 621

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii 96809

Phone
General: (808) 587-0300

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