South Point Satellite Station

Hawaiʻi the Big Island


The Swedish Space Corporation's satellite tracking station along South Point Rd.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Hawaiʻi the Big Island attractions

1. Kamaoa Wind Farm

1.48 MILES

The rusty carcasses of 37 windmills from the failed Kamaoa wind farm lie next to their foundations along South Point Rd.

2. Puʻu o Lokuana

3.76 MILES

High points like this red cinder cone make great lookouts no matter whether you're Kamehameha keeping an eye out for rival chief Keoua in the 1780s,…

3. Kahuku Unit

4.13 MILES

Kahuku Unit's six hiking trails that lead through green pastures to volcanic cinder cones, lava tree molds, rainforests and lava flows come alive during…

4. Mark Twain Monkeypod Tree

5.03 MILES

In 1866 Mark Twain wrote in yet another long letter home that in Waiʻohinu, 'trees and flowers flourish luxuriantly, and three of those trees – two…

5. Green Sand Beach

5.48 MILES

This legendary beach on Mahana Bay isn't really that green, but it is a rare and beautiful sight. Its color comes from crystals of olivine, the mineral…

6. Pakini Nui Wind Farm

5.63 MILES

Fourteen turbines operated by Tawhiri Power LLC harvest the South Point winds to power approximate 18,000 homes.

7. Paliʻokulani Overlook

6.39 MILES

Be sure to get your bearings at the Hwy 11 viewpoint perched on a 1907 lava flow. Commanding views take in Paliʻokulani, the ragged cliff edge jutting out…

8. Morse Field

6.49 MILES

The landing strip of Morse Field was a fuel stop for a trans-Pacific air ferry route until the attack on Pearl Harbor, after which the army tilled it up…