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Hawai'i Volcanoes National ParkLava flows like a river out of a hardened crust.
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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Places To Go

places to go includes:

Visitor Centers
Campgrounds
 
 
Kilauea Visitor Center
NPS photo by N. Judd
Kilauea Visitor Center

Kilauea Visitor Center should be your first stop when entering the park. Remodelled in 2005, the center features informative and interactive displays, movies highlighting the special aspects of the park, and a bookstore.

Jaggar Museum is a museum on volcanology with seimographs and other equipment used by scientists to monitor volcanoes. The overlook offers spectacular views into the summit caldera.

 
Tent camp site at Namakanipaio campground. Link to camping information.
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Namakanipaio Campground
There are two drive-in campgrounds in the park; Namakanipaio and Kulanaokuaiki. Camping is FREE; the only fee that applies is your entrance fee to the Park. Drive-In camping is available on a first-come basis. No reservations, No permits, and No check-in are necessary.
(click on the photo for more information about drive-in camping)
 Link to Volcano Update webpage. Lava slurps down a small cliff.
What's happening with the Volcano?
Info on volcanic activity
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Hikers pause on their Mauna Loa hike. Link to hiking information.
Hiking Information
See the Park on foot
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Tent and picnic table in Namakanipaio Campground
Camp in the Park
2 campgrounds
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Hula dancers perform at the Park's annual cultural festival
Events
Link to events at the Park
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The Kamehameha Butterfly is orange and black, with white spots.  

Did You Know?
Only two butterflies found in Hawai`i are native. The Kamehameha Butterfly (Vanessa Tameamea) is Hawai`i's state insect, brightly colored, and larger than the Blackburn's blue (Udara blackburni).

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Last Updated: August 24, 2006 at 22:12 EST