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Attractions near Pahala

A day out from Pahala: Mauna Loa, 21 mi away

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park sees about 1.9M visitors a year. With nothing inside Pahala, the list has 12 places within 40 miles. There are 3 mountains, 2 beachess and a national park to choose from. Day-trippers head 43 mi out to Mauna Kea.

Attractions nearby
29
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
Mauna Loa
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 21 mi north

Mauna Loa

Volcano on the island of Hawaii in Hawaii, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

Furthest from the centre is Kazumura Cave, 37 mi away.

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Orange: Pahala. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything to see

29 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Pahala → · Pahala’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kīlauea: Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Public domain · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kama‘ehuakanaloa Seamount: John Smith and Brooks Bays, Public domain · Hualālai: Photograph by J. Kauahikaua., Public domain · Punalu'u Beach: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ka Lae: Holly Cheng, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Papakolea Beach: Pushkr from , United States, CC BY 2.0 · Akaka Falls State Park: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Rainbow Falls: Kyle Hawton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kazumura Cave: Dave Bunnell / Under Earth Images, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hulihee Palace: Calbear22 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden: Joey Gannon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Liliuokalani Park and Gardens: AlaskaDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pacific Tsunami Museum: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Kona Coffee Living History Farm: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens: MercolaOverMerck at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · World Botanical Gardens: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hilo Tropical Gardens: Shamli071, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isaacs Art Center: HawaiiCalls, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalopa State Recreation Area: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 · Manuka State Wayside Park: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0

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