Jurassic Oʻahu beyond the ranch
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Mānoa Falls Trail
Honolulu · Free to visit
A short, muddy walk up a rainforest valley minutes from Waikīkī, ending at a tall, thin waterfall.
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Jurassic Oʻahu beyond the ranch
Jurassic World's hotel lobby, petting zoo and final hangar, and Fallen Kingdom's airstrip and beaches. No tour needed.
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- 1. Mānoa Falls TrailA short, muddy walk up a rainforest valley minutes from Waikīkī, ending at a tall, thin waterfall.Jurassic World (2015) +1HonoluluFree to visit1.5 hoursFree trail; paid parking
2. Hawaiʻi Convention CenterHonolulu's big convention center at the edge of Waikīkī. Its glass lobby and long escalators became the park's hotel.Jurassic World (2015)Waikīkī & Diamond HeadFree to visit15 minutesFree
3. Honolulu ZooThe city zoo at the Diamond Head end of Waikīkī. One of its enclosures was used for the park's petting zoo.Jurassic World (2015)Waikīkī & Diamond HeadPaid entry1.5 hoursPaid; less for Hawaiʻi residents
4. Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumA museum in two World War II hangars on Ford Island. Hangar 79 still has bullet holes in its windows from 1941.Jurassic World (2015)CentralPaid entry1.5 hoursPaid museum ticket
5. Papailoa BeachA quiet North Shore beach, also known as Police Beach, that was Lost's beach camp before it was Isla Nublar.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)North ShoreFree to visit45 minutesFree
6. Dillingham AirfieldA small airfield near the end of the road on the North Shore, used today for gliders and skydiving. Two Jurassic films used it as an island airstrip.Jurassic Park III (2001) +1North ShoreFrom outside15 minutesFree to look
7. Makai Research PierA research pier at Makapuʻu, across the highway from Sea Life Park. In Jurassic World it is where the ferry docks at Isla Nublar.Jurassic World (2015)East sideFrom outside10 minutesFree to look
8. Hālona Blowhole lookout and coveA roadside lookout above the Hālona Blowhole. The small cove below is where Fallen Kingdom shot its beach scene.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)East sideFrom outside15 minutesFree
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The guide
How to do it: Jurassic Oʻahu beyond the ranch
Away from Kualoa, the Jurassic places on Oʻahu are free or easy to visit. In Honolulu, Jurassic World filmed its hotel lobby at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center, its petting zoo at the Honolulu Zoo and its ending in a Pearl Harbor hangar. The boys' leap from a waterfall is placed at Mānoa Falls.
Fallen Kingdom's arrival on Isla Nublar was shot on the North Shore, where Dillingham Airfield was the jungle landing strip and Papailoa Beach the ruins of the old park. Jurassic Park III used the same airfield for its Isla Sorna landing. On the east side, Makai Pier and the Hālona cove complete the set.
- The order to do it in
- Day one: Honolulu. Start at Mānoa Falls early, then the Honolulu Zoo and the Convention Center, and finish at Pearl Harbor. Day two: either the North Shore (Papailoa Beach, then Dillingham Airfield at the end of the road) or the east side (Hālona, then Makai Pier).
- When to go
- Mānoa Falls first thing, before the rain and the crowds. Pearl Harbor from opening. Do the North Shore in the afternoon, and avoid big winter swell days at the beaches.
- Getting there
- You need a car for the North Shore and the east side. In town, the Convention Center and the zoo are in walking distance of Waikīkī. Ford Island is reached only by the shuttle from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.
- What to bring
- Shoes that can get muddy for Mānoa, a phone and wallet only for Pearl Harbor (no bags), and water for the North Shore.
- What it costs
- Mostly free. You pay for the zoo, the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum and parking at Mānoa Falls.
Worth knowing
- Pearl Harbor doesn't allow bags. Bring only what fits in your pockets, or pay for storage.
- Car break-ins happen at North Shore pull-offs. Leave nothing in view.
- Don't swim at Mānoa Falls: the water can carry leptospirosis and rocks fall.
Researched and written by us from Kualoa Ranch — Tours & Activities, Kualoa Ranch — Jurassic Adventure Tour, Kualoa Ranch — Movie Sites & Ranch Tour, Kualoa Ranch — Jungle Expedition Tour, Kualoa Ranch — Ocean Voyage and Wikipedia — Kualoa Ranch, among others. Episodes checked against episode guides; places and access checked October 2026. Private homes are view-only from the street.