Natural features

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

United States of America Hawaii Volcano

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Photo: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Two of the world's most active volcanoes, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Drive Crater Rim Drive to view the Kīlauea caldera, walk through the Nāhuku lava tube and across the Kīlauea Iki crater floor, and drive the Chain of Craters Road to the sea.


When Kīlauea erupts, the glow can be seen at night from the caldera rim. Check the park's alerts for volcanic gas and closures.

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