Haleakalā National Park
Hawaii
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
8.4 h fully dark
Hikes
Moderate–Strenuous
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Crowds
moderate
Open today
Open
Entrance
$25
Timed entry
No Water at Hosmer Campground
As of September 30, 2025, water at Hosmer Campground in the Summit District is shutoff due to a waterline break. Water is available 24-hours at Headquarters Visitor Center one mile up the road. At this point we don't have an estimate for when repairs will be complete.
Expect Long Waits at the Summit Entrance Station Before Sunset
Due to a high volume of traffic, cars may be temporarily turned around at the gate when capacity is reached. Purchasing a pass online does not guarantee entry at sunset. To ensure timely access, arrive 3 hours before sunset.
Limited Parking and Traffic Delays in Summit District
Beginning Monday, January 12, 2026 Haleakalā Visitor Center (summit district) parking lot will have limited parking due to a water infrastructure project. Expect traffic delays. The project will last several months.
Drive Cautiously - Endangered Birds on Roadway
Nēnē (Hawaiian geese) and ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian petrel) are nesting in the park and may land on or frequent park roads, parking lots, and road leading up to the park. Drivers are reminded to drive at the posted speed limits and exercise caution.
This special place vibrates with stories of ancient and modern Hawaiian culture and protects the bond between the land and its people. The park also cares for endangered species, some of which exist nowhere else. Come visit this special place - renew your spirit amid stark volcanic landscapes and sub-tropical rain forest with an unforgettable hike through the backcountry.
Activities
Entrance fees
$25.00 — Entrance - Motorcycle
$30.00 — Entrance - Private Vehicle
$15.00 — Entrance - Per Person
$15.00 — Commercial Entrance - Per Person
$30.00 — Commercial Entrance - Sedan
$45.00 — Commercial Entrance - Van
$1.00 — Timed Entry Reservation - Park & Location
Hours & seasons
The Summit and Kīpahulu Districts of Haleakalā are open 24 hours a day. A sunrise reservation is required for entry between 3am and 7am daily.
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 8085724400
✉ hale_interpretation@nps.govConditions
Typical crowds: moderate
Weather now: 🌦️ Drizzle, 57°F
🌦️ 58°/49°
🌦️ 61°/51°
🌦️ 62°/52°
Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
87%
Feb
82%
Mar
100%
Apr
92%
May
100%
Jun
99%
Jul
97%
Aug
74%
Sep
77%
Oct
81%
Nov
81%
Dec
94%
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Live conditions
Things to do
🟡 Moderate Hike into Haleakalā's Crater · 1 mi · 500 ft gain · A roundtrip down and then back up the first mile generally takes around 1 hour. However, those wishing to take it easy or wanting to walk more slowly on the return hike should account for the steep elevation and high altitude and budget additional time. <br /> <br /> A good rule of thumb is to expect to take twice as much time to hike out of the crater as it did to hike into the crater. If you hiked down for 30 minutes, expect spending about 1 hour to hike back out.
🔴 Strenuous Hike Across the Crater Floor · 11.2 mi · 2500 ft gain · This hike is a full day. Budget time accordingly, and pack enough to be self-sufficient in the Wilderness Area for extra time, if needed.
Enjoy the Sunrise · To get the most out of the experience, and to be able to park and your preferred location, itʻs ideal to arrive at the park gate no later than 90 minutes prior to sunrise. The distance between the park entrance gate to the highest elevation of Puʻuʻulaʻula is about 10 miles, but takes 30 minutes to drive to the winding nature of the road.<br /> <br /> Advance sunrise reservations are required to enter the park between 3 am and 7 am each morning.
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Shopping
🟡 Moderate Hike up to the Bamboo Forest · 1 mi · Hiking up to the bamboo forest takes approximately 30 minutes. Returning from the forest requires about the same amount of time. The total time for a round trip hike is approximately 1 hour.<br /> <br /> The trail is unpaved, uneven, rocky, contains exposed roots, and can be slippery following rain. Wear proper footwear and adjust your timing accordingly.
Short Hike to Makahiku Falls · 1 mi · The hike to Makahiku Falls is half of a mile (0.8 km) along an unpaved trail. Average hike time to the falls is approximately half an hour, and the same can be expected returning from the overlook.
Short Hike to Leleiwi Overlook · 3 mi
Campgrounds
Hosmer Grove Campground ↗ · 6 sites
Kīpahulu Campground ↗ · 9 sites
Wilderness Cabins ↗ · 3 sites
Wilderness Tent Sites ↗ · 10 sites
Visitor centers
Haleakalā Visitor Center
Headquarters Visitor Center
Kīpahulu Visitor Center
Accessibility
28 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
A visual read on Haleakalā National Park — its character, trails, sky, and weather.
Park fingerprint
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Trail difficulty
Difficulty mix across this park's trails.
Trail profile
Each dot is a trail — distance vs. elevation gain, by difficulty.
3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
Passport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Haleakalā Visitor Center
🎫 Headquarters Visitor Center
🎫 Kīpahulu Visitor Center
Places to see
Banyan Tree
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Bench and Viewfinder for Bird Watching
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Conifer Forest
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Crater View at Kalahaku
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Crater's Edge
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Eucalyptus Trees
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Hala Grove
Hale Hālāwai
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Hale Noa
audioHale in Kīpahulu
audioHaleakalā National Park Kīpahulu District Entrance Station
Haleakalā National Park Summit District Entrance Station
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Learn more
Hopa Mountain, in partnership with the National Park Service, is pleased to announce the 2019 awardees of the Connecting with our Homelands travel grants. Twenty-one Indigenous organizations, schools, and nonprofits have been awarded travel funds for trips to national park units across 12 states/territories within the United States.
Three national parks in Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, Haleakalā, and Kalaupapa. are utilizing GAOA funding to rehabilitate approximately 64 miles of perimeter exclusionary fencing - an essential tool for protecting native ecosystems and watersheds from the destructive impact of non-native animals.
The National Park Service at Haleakalā and Hawai‘i Volcanoes have combined resources and know-how to give three dozen species a fighting chance to remain viable in the midst of climate change.
The Cenozoic Era (66 million years ago [MYA] through today) is the "Age of Mammals." North America’s characteristic landscapes began to develop during the Cenozoic. Birds and mammals rose in prominence after the extinction of giant reptiles. Common Cenozoic fossils include cat-like carnivores and early horses, as well as ice age woolly mammoths.
Cinder cones are typically simple volcanoes that consist of accumulations of ash and cinders around a vent. Sunset Crater Volcano and Capulin Volcano are cinder cones.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Haleakala Crater Trails District is located in Haleakala Crater. The trail system was designed by NPS landscape architects, with construction and improvements made by CCC crews between 1930 and 1941. The trails blends in with the surrounding environment through the use of native materials.
As climate changes, significant changes in weather conditions impact the natural environment by shifting patterns of precipitation, promoting extremes in storm behavior, and influencing bird migration, invasive species spread, coral reef decline, and much more. The Pacific Island Network (PACN) undertakes systematic long-term monitoring of a wide variety of natural resources to accurately determine if change is occurring and why.
Efforts to conserve endangered species strengthened by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Ranger School
Park-grounded courses you can learn with the Ranger.
A Habitat Is A Home
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Ages and Stages: The Life of a Hawaiian Volcano
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And Then There Were None
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Autobiographies of Extinct and Endangered Species
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Biological Diversity Field Study
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Create A Habitat
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Create a Creature
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Food, Water, Shelter, Space
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Haleakalā Adaptations
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Hard Core Rock
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Hawaiian Islands: Born of Fire
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He Aha Lā He Kūkulu?
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