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Resources For Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

This is where you can find websites, helpful phone numbers, friends groups and cooperating associations, and, sometimes, books related to the park.

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park: https://www.nps.gov/havo

Kīlauea Visitor Center

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 52
Hawaii National Park, HI 96718
808-985-6011

You can find helpful maps at this site.

Information about bringing along pets.

Fees

Entrance fees are payable by credit/debit card only. No cash is accepted.

  • Seven-day vehicle access: $30
  • Seven-day motorcycle access: $25
  • Seven-day per person access (pedestrians and bicyclists): $15
  • Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park and Preserve Annual Pass: $55
  • American the Beautiful Annual Pass (including Senior Passes): FREE - $80

 Organizations And Businesses

  • Commercial Sedan (1-6 seats, Jan 1 – Jan 31): $40 - $75
  • Commercial Van (7-15 seas): $75
  • Commercial Mini-Bus (16-25 seats): $100
  • Commercial Motor Coach (26+ seats): $200

Friends Organizations and Cooperating Associations

Friends of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park (FHVNP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and park philanthropic partner that strives to connect people with the park through education, volunteerism, and philanthropy. The organization operates the Hawai'i Volcanoes Institute, providing field seminars and private learning experiences.

Hawai’i Pacific Parks Association (HPPA ) is a nonprofit cooperating association working in partnership with the National Park Service in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa. HPPA operates the park stores inside the Kīlauea Visitor Center and Kahuku Contact Station. Proceeds from park stores support interpretation, educational programs, research projects, publications, and cultural activities. The core purpose of HPPA is to inspire visitors and to foster meaningful connections to the parks—for the preservation and enjoyment of the parks forever—all with a spirit of aloha.

Helpful Books

Stars Above, Earth Below, A Guide To Astronomy In the National Parks

Add Stars Above, Earth Below, a Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks to your library and you'll not only gain a better appreciation of the dark skies over national parks, but you'll also be better informed on the stars twinkling at you.

National Park Maps

Compiled by Michael Joseph Oswald, author of Your Guide To The National Parks, this nearly 200-page full color atlas goes beyond simply reprinting park maps. Oswald opens with snapshot profiles of the 63 parks and includes regional maps of the United States so you can gain some perspective of where parks are in relation to major cities and even other parks.

The Dayhiker’s Guide To The National Parks

Author Mike Oswald’s latest endeavor tackles 280 trails in the 63 "national parks" within the National Park System. As he points out on the back cover of the guide, "There are more than 10,000 miles of trails in the U.S. National Parks. Choosing the best ones can be a challenge." 

Road Guide To Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

With all the landscape rearranging due to different eruptions occurring between 2007 (the date this book was updated) and 2024, this quick read of a little book may be slightly outdated, but is still handy to carry along while touring Crater Rim Drive and Chain of Crater Road. In addition to explaining points of interest seen from the road, this book also lists a few hiking trails, and food and lodging suggestions. You’ll read bits of history and trivia and find your way around with helpful little maps.

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

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