Tagged: hawaii

A retired ranger's month-by-month take on Hawaii's camping season — when to go, when to skip, and why elevation matters more than the calendar.

seven camping spots under 90 minutes from honolulu — permits, prices, and which ones are actually worth the drive.

Cold nights, cloud forests, and crater walls — the high-elevation campsites in Hawaii worth the drive, from Hosmer Grove to Kokee to Paliku.

A retired ranger's honest take on beach camping in Hawaii — which oceanfront campsites deliver, the permit systems explained, and what nobody warns you about.

Honest roundup of Hawaii lake camping — Hoʻomaluhia, Kokeʻe, Kīpahulu and 7 more freshwater-access sites, with permits, gotchas, and skip-its.

A retired ranger's honest take on which Hawaii state parks are worth camping at, from Kokeʻe to Kalōpā, with permit tips and gear notes.

An honest, history-aware look at RV camping in Hawaii — where real hookups exist, where they don't, and why a camper van usually beats a Class C.

Where dogs are actually welcome at Hawaii campgrounds — county beach parks, the Volcanoes NP loophole, and where not to bother trying.

Honest look at free and cheap camping in Hawaii — what DOFAW permits actually get you, where to skip, and what to pack so you don't freeze at elevation.

Ralph Hosmer, Hawaiʻi's first territorial forester, planted a stand of incense cedar, sugi, and eucalyptus at 6,800 feet on the flank of Haleakalā in 1910; he…

A historian-camper's honest roundup of Hawaii's best campgrounds — from Kīlauea's lava plains to Kōkeʻe's cloud forest — with the history most guides skip.

Buck's plain-talk guide to backcountry camping in Hawaii: permits, the real food-storage threats, and which routes are worth the paperwork.