Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

The Park is open 24 hours a day. I’m not sure if there’s a fee to enter at 3 in the morning, but the gates are wide open and there’s no one around to take your money (and no box to drop any money into).

Of course everything is closed, and you don’t see nearly as much.

But on the flip side, the glow of the red lava is spectacular. In the middle of the Park the world is jet-black, with very few lights to spoil your view of the night sky and very few sounds to interfere with the waves and the wind. No tour bus crowds, no lines, no jostling for position.

Be sure to bring a flashlight, though!

It looks beautiful!!

I want to stay at the Volcano Guest House.
http://www.volcanoguesthouse.com

We went in february 07 and have to go back and ride a bike down Mt Haleakala. What an amazing place!

It isn’t very often that a person has the opportunity to see a volcano. I recommend going here if you are visiting Hawaii’s big island. Very interesting and a great place to take pictures.