Kealakomo provides an overlook and picnic tables at mile 9.8 on Chain of Craters Road in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. The is also the beginning of the 4-mile Nāulu Trail to Makaopuhi Crater and a connection to the Nāpau Trail. We stopped during our February 2014 visit to the park.
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| Picnic platform |
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| Grassland, lava fields and the sea |
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| The darker lava from the 1974 flow is more recent than the brown lava |
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| Lava fields and the coastline |
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| A mile past Kealakomo, lava covers a scenic overlook on the road |
An entrance fee of $10 provides a seven-day pass to visit the park. Other entrance options include the Hawai`i Tri-park Annual Pass for $25 for twelve month access to three parks in Hawai'i, an America the Beautiful Annual Pass for $80 for twelve months access to most national parks and forests or a Senior Pass for a one-time fee of $10 for those age 62 or over for access to most national parks and forests.
The park website is http://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm.
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