Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is an outdoor activity in Volcano, HI, part of the Island of Hawaiʻi guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

Crater Rim Drive, Kīlauea summit · Volcano, HI

Why you should go…

Established in 1916, this park on the island of Hawaiʻi takes in two volcanoes, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, and rises from sea level to 13,679 feet. Crater Rim Drive circles part of Kīlauea's summit, and Chain of Craters Road drops down the volcano's slopes to the sea. You can take short day hikes across volcanic ground, visit Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube), and look for eruption viewing spots when Kīlauea is active. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sightseeing
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Kīlauea
$25–$50
See one of Earth's most active volcanoes and its summit caldera inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
2.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sport & Outdoor
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Mauna Kea
Free
Stop at the visitor station at 9,200 feet, then take a four-wheel drive road to Hawaii's highest summit and its observatories.
30 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
History Buff
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Under $25
Walk the Royal Grounds and a centuries-old place of refuge guarded by carved wooden kiʻi on the Kona coast.
43 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure
Kealakekua Bay
Free
Snorkel a protected marine bay and see the white monument marking where Captain Cook was killed in 1779 on the Kona coast.
43 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure
Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area
Under $25
Swim, bodysurf and picnic on one of the few white-sand beaches along the Big Island's west coast, south of Kawaihae.
53 mi awayMore like this