1993 · Directed by Steven Spielberg
Explore the real-world connections to Jurassic Park, with each location linked to its own story and evidence.
These existing site references are not exact scene or camera positions. Access notes and sources remain attached to each location.
General reference · Restricted access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Air tour only. Island Helicopters lands at the foot of the falls five days a week from Līhuʻe Airport: 75–80 minutes, $449.30.
General reference · Restricted access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Guided tours only, from 4425 Lāwaʻi Road, Kōloa: about 2.5 hours on select Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, adults $65. Arrive 30 minutes early.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Līhuʻe’s working harbour. The bay shore is public; the breakwater is easiest to see from the beach park.
General reference · Restricted access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working ranch seen on its own guided tours, from 49-560 Kamehameha Highway. The Jurassic Adventure Tour is 2.5 hours, adults $149.95; the Movie Sites & Ranch Tour is 1.5 hours, $59.95.
Hanapēpē Valley, South Shore, Kauaʻi
Air tour only. Island Helicopters lands at the foot of the falls five days a week from Līhuʻe Airport: 75–80 minutes, $449.30.
Manawaiopuna Falls is a Jurassic Park location: the 400-foot falls made famous by the film, reached only by air.
Production: Hanapēpē Valley, South Shore, Kauaʻi · Depicted: Manawaiopuna Falls (stand-in)
Lāwaʻi valley, South Shore, Kauaʻi
Guided tours only, from 4425 Lāwaʻi Road, Kōloa: about 2.5 hours on select Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, adults $65. Arrive 30 minutes early.
The towering roots of Allerton Garden’s Moreton Bay figs are featured in Jurassic Park.
Production: Lāwaʻi valley, South Shore, Kauaʻi · Depicted: Allerton Garden (stand-in)
West Kauaʻi, above Kaumakani
Private ranch land. The only way in is a helicopter tour with a 30-minute stop at a refuge above the canyon, from the Līhuʻe heliport, $369.
The ground above Olokele Canyon is the location made famous by the perimeter fence scene.
Production: West Kauaʻi, above Kaumakani · Depicted: Olokele Canyon (stand-in)
Kealia, east Kauaʻi
A private estate with no public access.
The Valley House estate in Kealia has appeared in Jurassic Park.
Production: Kealia, east Kauaʻi · Depicted: Valley House (stand-in)
Līhuʻe, east Kauaʻi
Līhuʻe’s working harbour. The bay shore is public; the breakwater is easiest to see from the beach park.
Waves and rain filmed along Nāwiliwili Bay as Hurricane Iniki approached were cut into the evacuation scene.
Production: Līhuʻe, east Kauaʻi · Depicted: Nāwiliwili Bay (same)
Kualoa, Hakipuʻu and Kaʻaʻawa valleys, windward Oʻahu
A working ranch seen on its own guided tours, from 49-560 Kamehameha Highway. The Jurassic Adventure Tour is 2.5 hours, adults $149.95; the Movie Sites & Ranch Tour is 1.5 hours, $59.95.
Kualoa Ranch shows the field where the gallimimus flock, among its original Jurassic Park locations.
Production: Kualoa, Hakipuʻu and Kaʻaʻawa valleys, windward Oʻahu · Depicted: Kualoa Ranch (stand-in)
The film’s Wikidata record lists these production locations. Exact filming areas and visitor access have not yet been established here.
