Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden

Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this garden: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 19.80828, -155.09378. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden

• Pacific Tsunami Museum · museum · Hawaiʻi · ~11 km · Must-see
• Haili Church · church · Hawaiʻi · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls · waterfall · Hawaiʻi · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kealoha Beach Park · beach · Hawaiʻi · ~13 km · Must-see
• Richardson Beach Park · beach · Hawaiʻi · ~15 km · Must-see
• Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kaumana Caves County Park · cave · Hawaiʻi · ~18 km · Must-see
• Panaewa Rainforest Zoo · park · Hawaiʻi · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kazumura Cave · cave · Hawaiʻi · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mauna Kea Adz Quarry · fort · Hawaiʻi · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mauna Kea · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Waiau · lake · Hawaiʻi · ~50 km · Must-see
• Green Lake (Hawaii) · lake · Hawaiʻi · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cape Kumukahi Light · beach · Hawaiʻi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cape Kumukahi · beach · Hawaiʻi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kalōpā State Recreation Area · park · Hawaiʻi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tree Molds · attraction · Hawaiʻi · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden

• Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mauna Kea · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~87 km · Must-see
• Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~118 km · Must-see
• Puʻu Honua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~119 km · Must-see
• Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~123 km · Must-see
• World Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~14 km
• Laupāhoehoe Natural Area Reserve · sanctuary · Hawaiʻi · ~28 km

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