Koko Crater Botanical Garden

It’s a really nice botanical garden. Not super huge, but it’s worth going through the trail.
Something to know is that you will be in the Koko valley and won’t gain elevation. So if you want views from up top you need to climb the Koko Stairs Summit trail.

This place at first looked a bit empty, perhaps it was the time of year we came. However once you walk through the trails and make your way to the palm 🌴 area, that place really shines. Lots of trees to look up and learn including all the seed pods and fruits. Quite interesting. Great place to picnic.

Great nature walk with free admission! This botanical garden is a fairly easy and very peaceful walk. The loop is about 2.0 miles with about 250 ft. elevation. A dirt path winds its way around the interior of Koko Crater, which features a variety of plants including a cactus garden (my 4y.o. twins' favorite). The path is rocky with large gravel or palm-sized rocks at times so this nature walk is not stroller friendly. There are benches and picnic tables scattered throughout the garden but there are no bathrooms (only 1 portable toilet) and no water fountains. Bring lots of water, a hat, and sunscreen. Covered shoes are highly recommended. Toddlers will need extra help navigating the rocky parts of the path but my twins have done this walk since they were 2.5 years old. Definitely a beautiful way to spend a couple hours!

If you are into Botanical Gardens, you’ll like this one. It comes with a two-mile hike with 250 feet of elevation change, but it shows many interesting plants, and provides a lot of information.
If you are in a hurry (or too lazy), do only the cactus area.

Great walking experience! A lot bigger than we expected the main loop is 2 miles and the whole thing probably near 2.5. There was a desert, cactus plant area and African and Hawaiian. The trees were impressive and some of the Plumerias were starting to bloom (early February). FYI it's free and there's no attendants or anything that we saw. There is one public toilet and everything is outdoors!