Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens is lush and breath taking any time of year. The mountains in the background are what give you the sense of being in heaven. I happen to live in the area and appreciate it year round. It is so accessible and many places like this in Hawaii are not easy to get to. If you have seen it then you are blessed. It is true there are no real trails but there are plenty of other trails on Oahu to explore. Aloha and please come back again...

This was such a great place to camp! The camp grounds are large, varried, and have decent comfort stations. The campground we stayed at (Ku'ou) was situated on top of a hill overlooking a tranquil lake and the beautiful Ko'olau mountains. We were really surprised that with such great amenities that only one other person was camping in the area...what a shame, all the people camping at the beach are missing out big time. Unlike the experience of the guy in the previous post, i found the ducks to actually be pleasant and adorable; and seriously, its not like the ducks are running you over, only 10 max came up to us, and this was after going up to them to feed them. Its a bit buggy, but nothing a citronella candle couldn't handle...it all depends on where you set up camp, really. All in all, its a great place to go and get away from Honolulu for a little while and reconnect with nature.

Located near the main highway - easy access to area - direction signs well placed in case you miss the first one. Beautifully kept grounds and nice if small souvenir shop.