:Kalopa State Recreation Area

{{short description|State park in Hawaiʻi}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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The Kalōpā Native Forest State Park and Recreation Area is a state park with an arboretum of native trees located approximately {{convert|40|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Hilo, near the village of Honoka{{okina}}a, a few miles inland from the Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) section of the Hawaii Belt Road, Island of Hawai{{okina}}i, Hawai{{okina}}i.

This {{convert|100|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} park adjoins an additional {{convert|500|acre|ha|abbr=on}} in the Kalopa Forest Reserve. The park is at an elevation of {{convert|2000|ft|m|abbr=on}} and includes a {{convert|0.7|mi|km|adj=on|abbr=on}} loop through a forest of native {{okina}}ōhi{{okina}}a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees. A number of rare plants can be found in the arboretum area, including endangered loulu palms (Pritchardia spp.), as well as a number of rare native hibiscus. Due to the altitude, damp and chilly weather is the norm.

Services available at the park include restrooms, drinking water, cabins, and camping.