Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is part of the National Trails System. It is not a park unit.
Established in 2000 to preserve, protect and interpret traditional Native Hawaiian culture and natural resources, Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is a 175-mile corridor encompassing a network of culturally and historically significant trails. This "trail by the sea" traverses wahi pana (storied landscapes), ancient Hawaiian sites and over 200 ahupuaʻa (traditional land divisions).
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Most trail segments do not require an entrance fee. However, an entrance fee is required at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Hours
| Ala Kahakai | Daily · All Day |
No campgrounds, no webcams or events in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.
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Things to do
- Take a Lava Hike!1-2 Hours
Many trails in the park were created in ancient times and others are from the historical era. These were trails for pack animals. The main park trail is a loop that circles the park and is 4.5 miles long or 7.2 kilometers.
Opens on the Park Service site
Films
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Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
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Reference
Wildlife
Full checklist: 0 birds, 1 mammalsHide
Marine mammalsHawaiian monk seal
Activities
Activity guides for this park Birdwatching in the national parks · Camping in the national parks · Canoeing and kayaking in the national parks · Diving and snorkeling in the national parks · Fishing in the national parks · Hiking in the national parks · Wildlife watching in the national parks
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Questions people ask
Does Ala Kahakai charge an entrance fee?
No. Ala Kahakai is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
Is Ala Kahakai open year-round?
Yes. The grounds are open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Source: National Park Service
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- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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