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25 Reviews If to take Chain of Craters Road all the way to the end, it is about 18 miles long. Though we didn’t take every stop nor hike any trails, it took us almost 1.5 hours to reach the end. Here are our...
24 Reviews At the "end" of Chain of Craters Road, you get an excellent opportunity to walk on lava. Continue 1/4 mile (500 meters) past the roadblock, over uneven lava. Be sure to stay on the marked path, as...
15 Reviews There are two main roads in the park. This is one of them - the Crater Rim Drive takes you along a portion of the summit caldera (large pit crater) of Kilauea. The road starts at Kilauea Visitor...
13 Reviews There are several places along Crater Rim Drive where you can view the Kilauea Crater. From Visitors Center, walk across the street and past Volcano House to the short trail to Caldera Overlook. Since...
5 Reviews On the top of Kilauea is the Halema'uma'u Crater, the best view of which is at the Halema'uma'u Overlook, about halfway around the Crater Rim Road from the Park entrance. An additional depression in...
4 Reviews I understand that there used to be helicopter tours right from the park, but they are no longer available as there were safety concerns. The tour I booked from the cruise ship left from the Hilo...
3 Reviews Along the way you'll find many types of plants that only grow around the volcano area. The main plant in the area is known as the Ohia Lehua flower. The legend is, if you pick one, it will rain. The...
7 Reviews When we first arrived at Thurston Lava Tube, it was filled with cars and tour buses and no parking so we went to Chain of Crater Road first. When we returned to the lava tube, there was much less...
2 Reviews Kilauea Visitor Center should be your first stop after entering Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. You can find out where lava is flowing, updates on park closures, and other important info. There were...
5 Reviews This is where you can see the steam rising from cracks in the ground up close! Make sure you venture away from the parking lot, which only has a man-made steam hole. If you walk a little further,...
2 Reviews Walk around to the back of Jaggar Museum to get the best view of Halema’uma’u Crater since the road to the Halema’uma’u Outlook is closed. On a clear day, you might see Mauna Loa, 20 miles to the...
1 Review One of the more spectacular eruptions in the area's recent history was a series of lava fountains erupting from a fissure in 1969. The eruptions continued for the next four years, forming the Mauna...
bsfreeloader Says: The Kipukapuaulu Trail is a short, but little visited, trail just off Mauna Loa Road. Because it is little visited, this well-forested area is one of the best...
mtncorg Says: The large devastated region dropping off of Kilauea's southwestern rim is the wastelands of the Ka'u Desert. The desert is bordered on the east side, roughly,...
mtncorg Says: Kipuka is an island of vegetation surrounded by lava flows. Just off HI 11 and the NW side of Kilauea crater, up the Mauna Loa Strip Road, is Kipuka Punaulu. In...
mtncorg Says: The Nene is Hawaii's state bird. Here in the Park, the Nene has its main remaining sanctuary. You will see warning signs along the Park roads warning you to...
dlytle Says: Along a portion of the crater rim drive, co-existing with the Thurston Lava Tube, is a beautiful tree fern rain forest that you should take a moment to...
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5 Reviews and 150 Opinions When we were here, this hotel was closed for remodeling. It might have needed it - my sister visited...
1 Review and 63 Opinions The park ranger told us about this place and we passed it also on the ship's tour. I did not know...
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Q: Hiya, me and a friend are going to Hawaii in a fortnight, and were going to spend most of our time on the big island. My job is...
A: First: rent a car. The park is big, and you definitely need a vehicle. Otherwise you are stuck with tour buses--no fun, and you won't be able to spend more time at...
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HAWAIIAN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, FIRE IN THE HOLE
This Park is a grand example of processes involved in the Earth's origin and how those processes continue to work today. Far from sleeping, the building up of the big island continues, lava flows,...
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Hawaii Volcanos National Park is located on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is a 45 minute drive there from Hilo and around 2 1/2 hrs from Kona. The park is open 24 hrs a day, seven days a week. The......
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Home to the active Kilaue Volcano
Hawaii Volcanoes NP is home to the active Kilaue Volcano. The lush greenery of tree ferns and other tropical plants, lava tubes, cinder cones, odd mineral formations, steam vents and the vast barren...
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I always get that certain excitement when planning my trip to Kilauea. I still can't understand why I wasn't this enthused when it began errupting during my teen and young adult years! I suggest you...
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
On my first full day, I decided to make the journey to Volcanoes National Park. I was amazed by the varied landscapes and stark cliffs and craters. I'm very glad I made the trip.
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