UH Hilo Botanical Bromeliad & Cycad Garden

UH Hilo Botanical Garden has two different parts. The Bromeliad and Cycad Garden is a small area of plantings on a street corner on the edge of campus. There are beautiful plant varieties to see, including bromeliads of all colors, patterns, and shapes, and endangered cycads from Central America. Little geckos cling to the plants with their sticky feet. Tall palm trees covered in moss stretch up above you. Stripey pink and green plants are lovely. You can walk the narrow gravel path around the plants, and then also walk a path on the side of the embankment.

The second part of the UH Hilo Botanical Garden is the Palm Garden, at 113 Nowelo Street, on the other side of campus- it is a short walk away (see the photo of the garden map). You can also drive there, and park near the Hale Ikena dorms on Nowelo Street (navigate to "Palm Garden" on google maps). On Nowelo Street there is a cement bridge that runs over the stream. Between this stream and the Hale Ikena dorms, by the cement bridge, there are some yellow signs stuck into the grass that say Palm Garden, and you must walk over wet grass to get to the garden. It is a small sunken garden, a narrow walkway though gorgeous palms from all over the world. They are incredibly lush and beautiful.
Near the Palm Garden is DeJa Brew, a small coffee spot on campus (open M-F 8-2:30). Check out the UH Hilo Bookstore while you're there- they have a few tshirts and aloha shirts (open M-Th 9-3:30 and F 9-12).
University Heights Park is a nice place to go nearby (one minute drive), to run up and down the hill and see the views!
Also nearby, check out the Imiloa Astronomy Center, which is like a children's museum and planetarium. 

Directions

UH Hilo Botanical Bromeliad & Cycad Garden is a small area of plantings on the corner of W. Lanikaula Street and Nowelo Street. There is a parking lot on Nowelo Street called Parking Lot Green Zone on google maps, but it's unclear who is allowed to park there.

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