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Attractions near Papaikou

From Papaikou, 25 mi to Mauna Kea

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park draws about 1.9M visitors a year. Nothing is mapped inside Papaikou, but 16 places to visit are within 40 miles. They include 5 gardens, 3 mountains and 2 museums. Further out, Hualālai is 51 mi away.

Attractions nearby
26
within 60 miles
The big one
25 mi
Mauna Kea
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 25 mi west

Mauna Kea

Hawaiian volcano.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

The map ends at Mauna Loa, 39 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

Best known first

Look within 60 miles for all 26.

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

Parks and trails in Papaikou → · Papaikou’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 · Hualālai: Photograph by J. Kauahikaua., Public domain · Punalu'u Beach: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · 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 · Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site: Bamse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hulihee Palace: Calbear22 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden: Joey Gannon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Liliuokalani Park and Gardens: AlaskaDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kona Coffee Living History Farm: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pacific Tsunami Museum: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden: W Nowicki, CC BY 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 · Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 au · Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens: MercolaOverMerck at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0

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