Koko Crater Botanical Garden


Koko Crater Botanical Garden is a 60 acre basin inside the extinct volcano know as Koko Crater. It is located on the south eastern end of the island of O`ahu. The hot, dry climate here makes this garden the ideal location for the dryland collections of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens.

The garden is still in the early stages of development, and do to a poor economy, will probably be under construction for many years. There are no restroom facilities, drinking fountains and other visitor accommodation usually found in botanical gardens.

If you visit the garden, for your safety please wear walking shoes and exercise caution on the unpaved roads and trails. Bicycles and motor vehicles are not permitted and dogs are not allowed on the grounds. A bottle of drinking water might be a good idea also. A two mile loop trail leads visitors through a variety of dryland plant collections from Hawai`i and around the world. The collections grouped geographically are:

The Americas, Madagascar, Hawai`i, and Africa.

The collections include major plantings of, Cacti, Alluaudias, Sanservierias, Baobabs, Aloes, Euphorbias, Adeniums and my favorite Dryland Palms


On to the Palms :-)