What Is Haleakalā National Park?
This park protects the amazing ecosystems inside and on the outer slopes of Haleakalaā crater!
What Makes It Beautiful?
If ever there were a national park to meet all the colors of the rainbow, it would be Haleakalā! The park stretches from the blue waters of the Kīpahulu District up through lush green rainforests, where red and yellow honeycreepers flit between flowers of all colors and ferns that shift from red to green! Within the crater, the volcanic minerals make the ground shift from yellow to orange to red, not leaving out the black lava rocks, silver-white silverswords, and many shades of soil!
If you hike into the crater, prepare for amazing sights, from fern-covered cliffs and the breathtaking vistas between them to the smaller beauties: a wandering nēnē or a bed of plucky ʻae ferns. At Pele’s Paint Pot, the blasted black landscape becomes awash in warm layers of color, all of which is surrounded by a ring of the most tropical green! For having such a hot history, this volcano has become a real haven for life so special that most of it is only found here in all the world!
How Can I #HelpTheHelpers?
- Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
- Volunteer at Haleakalā National Park!
- Donate to Haleakalā National Park!
- Be a responsible visitor! Remember the old adages: Pack out what you pack in! Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints!
How Do I Get There?
End of Haleakala Hwy
20.7 miles SE of junction with Kekaulike Ave
Kula, HI 96790
(Take Me There!)
When Should I Visit the Park?
Haleakalā National Park is open all day every day, but you will need a special reservation if you plan to enter for sunrise between 3:00 AM and 7:00 AM! The main visitor center at the summit is open from sunrise until 4:00 PM!
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