West Coast Drive

Oahu, September 2007

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The guidebook says that the west coast of Oahu is the least visited and roughest place on the whole island. We didn't have any bad experiences on our drive up the coast to where the road ends but then again, we were in our car most of the time. What struck us most about the west coast was the huge number of shanty towns at the parks where camping is allowed. Technically you can only camp for a limited number of days each month and all camps are closed at least one day each week but that rule was clearly not being enforced. We found this to be true not just on the west coast of the island but at all of the camps.

This photo by someone else shows a typical shanty town camp, a common site at the 16 campgrounds on Oahu.

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