Hawai'i Volcanoes Naional Park

A colcanic eruption is one of nature's grandest and most dramatic shows. Like any good production, tremors and earth quakes herald the event. One or more fiery fountains rise skyward, sometimes reaching heights of several hundred feet. Seen at night, the spectacle is awesome. Incredibly, plant life soon appears among the cracks and crevices of the gradually cooling lava flows.

What to do in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Drives in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park- There are roads that explore Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Crater Rim Drive encircles Kilauea full of scenic stops and short walks. The drive is 11 miles in total and takes the family from deserts to rain forests. A section of Crater Rim Drive and some of the trails in the summit area have been closed due to higher levels of hazardous gases. There is another road, Chain of Craters Road that decends 3700 feet in 20 miles and ends where lava flowed across it in 2003.

Hiking- Trails snake through out the park and range from day hikes to multi-day wilderness hikes. There are even opportunities to view active lava flows. The viewing spots change from time to time due to changing volcanic activity.

National Park Weather

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Volcanic Activity

There are two main locations where Kilauea has volcanic activity. A new vent in Halema'uma'u Crater has opened spewing ash and sulphur dioxide into the air. Some of Crater Rim Drive has been closed. East of the park, several vents have opened up and lava flows from these areas into the ocean.

More Information

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Offical Website
• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia:
  Hawaii Volcanoes National Park