Kōkee State Park is located in northwestern Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It includes the Kōkeʻe Museum at the 15 mi marker on State Road 550, which focuses on the weather, vegetation, and bird life; a lodge which serves food and sells gifts; cabins for rent; and hiking trails. The park is just north of Waimea Canyon State Park at 22.13028°N, -159.65889°W and includes 4345 acre of mountainous terrain. The main attractions of Kōkee State Park trails are the native vegetation, native forest birds, and the scenic cliffside views. Situated on a plateau between 3200 and 4200 ft, much of Kōkee is a montane (infrequent frost) mesic forest (50 to 100 in annual rainfall with moist soil conditions) dominated by koa (Acacia koa) and ōhia lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees. The park receives around 70 in of rain per year, mostly from October to May. At the end of the state road is a lookout onto the Kalalau Valley, once home to thousands of native Hawaiians. The valley was the backdrop for Jack London's short story Koolau the Leper. In October it is the home of a festival honoring Queen Emma of Hawaii.

Hiking trails