Chain of Craters Road
Places to Visit

  • Alanui Kahiko

    Alanui Kahiko (HI)

    This roadside pulloff is the site of the 1969 lava flow that covered the Chain of Craters Road.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 14.1 miles from the junction with Crater Rim Drive.
  • Crater Rim Drive

    Crater Rim Drive (HI)

    This 11-mile drive circles Kilauea`s summit caldera and craters.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Crater Rim Drive joins Crater Rim Road near Devastation Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
  • Eruption Site (Road`s End)

    Eruption Site (Road`s End) (HI)

    This is the present end of the road where lava covered it in 1995.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located at the current end of Chain of Craters Road (as of 1999), 20 miles from junction with Crater Rim Drive.
  • Halema'uma'u Crater

    Halema'uma'u Crater (HI)

    This crater lies inside the vast Kilauea Caldera. Smells of sulfur and hissing steam rise from fissures in the rock from this still active volcanic area.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located about 3 miles from Chain of Craters Road.
  • Halona Kahakai

    Halona Kahakai (HI)

    This pulloff and overlook provides dramatic southwesterly view down the length of Holei Pali.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 10.6 miles from the junction with Crater Rim Drive.
  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HI)

    Created as the 13th National Park in 1916, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park displays the results of 70 million years of volcanism, migration and evolution.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 30 miles from Hilo on the big island of Hawaii.
  • Hiiaka Crater

    Hiiaka Crater (HI)

    This roadside pulloff features signs designating Hiiaka Crater.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 2.72 miles from junction with Crater Rim Drive.
  • Holei Pali

    Holei Pali (HI)

    Multi-colored lava flows spill down a pali (cliff) at this roadside viewpoint.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 14.9 miles from the byway's junction with Crater Rim Drive.
  • Holei Sea Arch

    Holei Sea Arch (HI)

    A short trail takes the visitor to a view of a natural stone bridge along this rocky section of seacoast.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 18.90 miles south from the byway's intersection with Crater Rim Drive.
  • Jaggar Museum

    Jaggar Museum (HI)

    Museum visitors can see geologic displays, videos of eruptions and working seismic equipment.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 3 miles inside the park entrance (about 6 miles from Chain of Craters Road.)