Koke'e State Park
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Kalalau Valley viewed from the Pihea Trail
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| Location | Kauaʻi, United States |
| Coordinates | 22°7′49″N 159°39′32″W / 22.13028°N 159.65889°W |
| Governing body | Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources |
Kōkeʻe State Park is located in northwestern Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It includes the Kōkeʻe Museum at the 15 mi (24 km) marker on State Road 550, which focuses on the weather, vegetation, and bird life; a lodge which serves food and sells gifts; cabins for rent; and hiking trails. The park is just north of Waimea Canyon State Park at 22°7′49″N 159°39′32″W / 22.13028°N 159.65889°WCoordinates: 22°7′49″N 159°39′32″W / 22.13028°N 159.65889°W and includes 4,345 acres (17.58 km2) of mountainous terrain.
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.
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