Make advance reservations online to camp at the primitive sites in Polihale State Park. You’ll be rewarded with beautiful sunsets, late afternoons and early mornings without a soul in sight, and mind-blowing views of Niʻihua and the Na Pali Coast. There are showers and toilets, but campfires are not allowed.
Polihale State Park Camping
Waimea Canyon & the Westside
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