National Park · Hilo, HI
🌋 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes — crater rim and steam vents; conditions change with activity.
- Timehalf day
- SettingSulfur air can bother lungs; stay on marked paths.
- TicketsEntrance pass; check eruption/closure alerts before you go.
- Get thereFrom Hilo side; Chain of Craters may be long.
Local shortlist · confirm on arrival · 2026-08
No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).
Park map
Visitor map
Map: NPS public domain (via NPMaps) · tap to enlarge
Open on official site ↗
Map: NPS public domain (via NPMaps)
· Open on official site ↗
Short on time? Start here
Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.
More if you have energy
More stops if you have the energy.
- 🥾 Rim or steam-vent path sign — Read distance and rules before you go.
- 🎖️ Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Junior Ranger desk — Ask at the visitor center — hours and ages vary.
- 🌾 Volcanic desert open — Worth a look if you have time.
- 🪨 Lava rock shapes — Shapes carved by wind and water.
What the sheet may include
Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.
Example finds
- Find: Kīlauea / visitor center visitor center
- Visit: Crater rim overlook
- Read a sign at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
- Stand still 10 seconds — what do you hear?
- Find something tiny next to something huge
- Point to a safe edge (rail, boardwalk, stay-back)
- Spot water, rock, or a living thing
- Pick your favorite Hawaiʻi Volcanoes stop — draw it later
Official site: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.