Puu Ualakaa State Park

Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside is a Hawaii State Parks wayside on a forested cinder cone close to downtown Honolulu. Its lookout gives a sweeping view of southern Oʻahu from Diamond Head to Pearl Harbor, taking in Honolulu and Mānoa Valley. The wayside has picnic shelters and tables, a restroom and a water fountain, and it is the start of the ʻUalakaʻa Loop Trail. The wayside keeps set hours, closing later in summer and earlier from the day after Labor Day, so check the closing time before you head up late in the day. Non-residents now pay a parking fee per vehicle, while Hawaii residents park free. Pets, alcohol, smoking and commercial activities are not allowed.