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Botanical Gardens on Kauai Island

The island of Kauai is the home of three of the five United States National Tropical Botanical Gardens: McBryde Garden and Allerton Garden on the south side of Kauai and Limahuli Garden on the north shore. There are also several smaller botanical gardens on the north and south shore of Kauai.

North Kauai Gardens

Limahuli Tropical Botanical Garden
The Limahuli Garden and Preserve is a 1000 acre garden in the Limahula Valley near Haena Town on Kauai's north shore.

Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens
On the grounds of this botanical garden on the north shore of Kauai there is a hardwood forest, a fern canyon, and a sandy beach.

South Kauai Gardens

Allerton Estate Tropical Botanical Garden
This garden on a former estate near Poipu Beach is known in Hawaiian as "Lawai Kai" and it is located on Papalina Road in Kalaheo. These gardens are also part of the U.S. National Tropical Garden program.

McBryde Tropical Botanical Garden
This 250 acre garden in the Lawai Valley features a variety of plant environments. It has been designated an official United Statse National Tropical Garden.

Kukuiolono Park Japanese Garden
There is a small Japanese garden with a short loop trail on the grounds of the Kukuiolono Golf Course that is known as the Kukuiolono Park Japanese Garden.

Menehune Park Dry Climate Garden
There is a garden featuring Native Hawaiian plants suitable for dry climates next to the fire station in Waimea Town on the south side of Kauai.

Moir Gardens
Moir Gardens is 35 acre dry-climate garden on the south side of Kauai. The gardens are located on the grounds of the former Koloa Sugar Plantation manager's estate.

See also:

All Parks on Kauai

Other Kauai Attractions

Activities on Kauai