Alt Text Map of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii. Parks, wildernesses, and reserve areas are outlined in green along the southern coastline of the Island of Hawaiʻi, and the surrounding terrain is shaded pale green and frosty gray to represent the island’s forests, deserts, and volcanic zones. Extended Description Most of the landmarks and named sites are in the easternmost section of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, which is made up of Kaʻū Desert Wilderness and East Rift Wilderness. This description will start there and move west before describing an inset map below and transcribing the legend. Along the Chain of Craters Road The Chain of Craters Road runs diagonally from Kīlauea Summit at the northern tip of the wildernesses and southeast to the coastline. Red, all-capital text in the summit reads, “Closures in effect,” and the Kaluapele (Kīlauea Caldera) is labeled here. Near the northern end of the road, the Kīlauea Visitor Center sits at 3,980 feet (1,213 meters) and has drinking water, a picnic area, wheelchair access, wheelchair-accessible restrooms, and emergency phone. The road curves along the eastern rim of the summit past Volcano House and then Nāhuku (Lava Tube), which has non-accessible restrooms and drinking water. Chain of Craters Road then leads past the first of the numbered sites, a yellow circle on the southeast edge of the caldera. In this vicinity, the Hilina Pali Road travels southwest from the Chain of Craters Road to reach Kulanaokuaiki, which has an emergency phone, campground, picnic area, and wheelchair-accessible restroom, and Hilina Pali Overlook, which has a shelter, picnic area, and wheelchair-accessible restrooms. Chain of Craters Road then travels by several pullouts until it reaches the yellow number 2 at Kealakomo, which has a picnic area and is about three-quarters of the way down along the road. A hairpin turn and a big curve lead to yellow number 3 at the Hōlei Sea Arch on the coastline. Here there are a picnic area, wheelchair-accessible restrooms, and more general wheelchair access. All three of these numbered sites are south of the road. Three white numbers indicate sites just north of the Chain of Craters Road, but they do not move in numerical order. Just northwest of the Hōlei Sea Arch, an access trail leads from a pullout to a white number 5 at the Puʻuloa Petroglyphs, which has an emergency phone. White number 4 is about two-thirds of the way up the road near a site with non-accessible restrooms. Maunaulu sits at 3,200 feet (975 meters) near here. The one-lane Mauna Loa Road ripples northwest from State Highway 11 at its intersection with Chain of Craters Road and travels into Mauna Loa Wilderness. White number 6 is northwest of the visitor center on the Mauna Loa Road at The Mauna Loa Road continues northwest before ending at the Mauna Loa Lookout, which has a picnic area, emergency phone, wheelchair access, and wheelchair-accessible restroom at 6,662 feet (2,031 meters). Trails The Mauna Loa Trail continues the trajectory of the road to end at Puʻuʻulaʻula Red Hill Cabin at 10,035 feet (3,059 meters), where water is available but must be treated before drinking. Red text near this area reads “Closures in effect.” Back along the Chain of Craters Road, a few trails near the Kīlauea Summit include the Crater Rim Trail. In this area, the Escape Road hiking trail travels south from Nāhuku (Lava Tube) and reaches Chain of Craters Road at the white number 4. The Nāpau Trail continues east from here, passes the Makaopuhi Crater, and reaches Nāpau, which has a primitive campground, before ending slightly further east at Puʻuʻōʻō. The Nāulu Trail branches off the Nāpau Trail at the Makaopuhi Crater and continues south to the Chain of Craters Road at Kealakomo. The Kalapana Trail stretches east off of the Nāulu Trail about one-third down its length and heads into the East Rift Wilderness. Now close to the coastline, an Emergency access route leads from Hōlei Sea Arch east and out of the wilderness at the park’s easternmost tip. The Puna Coast Trail begins just west of here at Puʻuloa Petroglyphs and travels further west along the coastline to reach ʻĀpua Point, which has a primitive campground; and Keauhou, with water that must be treated before drinking, a shelter, and primitive campground. The Keauhou Trail drops south from the Chain of Craters Road to reach the Puna Coast Trail near Keauhou, which in turn continues heads west to Halapē, also with water that must be treated, a shelter, and primitive campground. The ʻĀinahou Road trail, which is seasonally closed, also drops south from the Chain of Craters Road to join with the Keauhou Trail. From here the Hilina Pali Trail connects the Keauhou Trail to the Kaʻaha Trail, which in turn reaches a site on the coast labeled Kaʻaha, which also has water that must be treated, a shelter, and primitive campground. The Kaʻaha Trail then angles northwest from here to reach Pepeiao Cabin, which has water that must be treated and a primitive campground. The Kaʻū Desert Trail curves west past Pepeiao Cabin and then north, where it becomes the Maunaiki Trail and ends at Kulanoakuaiki on Hilina Pali Road. Finally in this area, a spur where the Kaʻū Desert Trail and Maunaiki Trail meet leads to the Footprints Shelter and then the Kaʻū Desert Trailhead at 3,040 feet (926 meters), which is on State Highway 11 and has an emergency phone. Surrounding Areas State Highway 11 curves up near the western edge of the Kaʻū Desert Wilderness; over Kīlauea Summit; past Nāmakanipaio, which has lodging, wheelchair access, an emergency phone, drinking water, non-accessible restroom, picnic area, and campground; through Volcano Village; and then off the map northeast past text reading “Kīlauea Visitor Center to Hilo International Airport, 28 miles (45 kilometers).” ʻŌlaʻa Wilderness, a noncontiguous, roughly diamond-shaped portion of the park which contains ʻŌlaʻa Forest, lies just north of State Highway 11 and the Kīlauea Visitor Center. The next sliver of park land is Mauna Loa Wilderness. Southwest of the Kīlauea Visitor Center, the four-wheel-drive ʻĀinapō Road branches west from State Highway 11 and becomes the ʻĀinapō Trail about one-third of the way up the eastern slope of Mauna Loa. Together they pass an access road gate near State Highway 11, the Kapāpala gate, Trailhead gate, and the state-managed Halewai Cabin at 7,750 feet (2,2362 meters), which has water that must be treated before drinking. The ʻĀinapō Trail continues into the Mauna Loa Wilderness and ends at the Mauna Loa Cabin at 13,250 feet (4,039 meters), which also has water that must be treated. The cabin is on the eastern edge of Mokuʻweoweo (Mauna Loa Caldera), and the summit of Mauna Loa at 13,681 feet (4,170 meters) is opposite the cabin. Kapāpala Forest Reserve and Kaʻū Forest Reserve lie south of Mauna Loa Wilderness and line the western edge of Kaʻū Desert Wilderness. State Highway 11 travels south through this area and continues past the town of Pāhala and the black sand beach of Punaluʻu. Text in this area reads, “Kīlauea Visitor Center to Kailua-Kona via Highway 11, 96 miles (155 kilometers) (2.5 hours’ drive).” The Kahuku Unit constitutes the southern section of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. A shaded rectangle is labeled “Kahuku (see detail map below).” The Kahuku Road travels north from State Highway 11 and about halfway up the unit. The Palm Trail, Kona Trail, and Pit Crate Trail branch off the road. South Point Road branches off from Highway 11, heading south to the southern tip of the island. A note along the road reads, “Highway 11 to South Point 12mi / 19km.” State Highway 11 heads northwest from this junction, passing through Ocean View just outside the southwestern border of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. From here, State Highway 11 heads northwest, passing South Kona Forest Reserve and intersecting with State Highway 160, which connects to Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historic Park. Inset Map An inset map in the lower left corner of the main map shows the whole island with the combined areas of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park outlined in green. The Kīlauea Visitor Center and Volcano Village are labeled in the park, as are the peaks of Mauna Loa and Kīlauea. State Highway 11 in the south and State Highway 19 in the north create a perimeter around the island. In clockwise order, sites along the combined loop road include Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, the city of Kailua-Kona, Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, an airport, Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, and the town of Kawaihae, all along the western coastline. In the north are the towns of Waimea and Honokaʻa, followed by the city of Hilo, which has an airport, and then the towns of Keaʻau, Pāhoa, and Kalapana on the island’s eastern corner. Finally, the volcanic peaks of Hualālai, Kohala, and Mauna Kea in the islandʻs northern half are also labeled. A scale at the lower corner of the inset map measures distances of 20 kilometers and 20 miles. Legend The legend is just off the coastline of the Kaʻū Desert Wilderness. A scale for the main map measures distances of 1 and 5 kilometers and 1 and 5 miles. The legend reads as follows: Half circle on a yellow line encased in black for Pullout, Gray line for 4-wheel-drive road, Black, closely spaced dashed line for Hiking trail, Gray, widely spaced dashed line for Unmaintained trail, and Thin, dark red triangle and numbers for Distance indicator. Two columns of symbols that follow represent Picnic area, Wheelchair-accessible, Shelter, Drinking water, Water–must be treated before drinking, Restrooms (wheelchair-accessible), Restrooms (non-accessible), Lodging, Emergency phone, Campground, and Primitive campground. A table titled “Things to do” below the rest of the legend has four subsections. Under “Short Visit (2-3 hours to visit all 3)” are three sites in red circles: Uēkahuna, Kūkamāhuākea (Steam Vents), and Nāhuku (Lava Tube). Next is “Popular hikes (1-4 hours each)” numbered in purple circles: Kīlauea Iki, Devastation Trail, and Sulphur Banks Trail. The third subheading is “Driving tour (3-4 hours to visit all 3)” numbered in yellow circles: Crater views, Kealakomo Overlook, and Hōlei Sea Arch. The last subheading is “Additional hikes (2-4 hours each)” numbered in white circles: Maunaulu, Puʻuloa Petroglyphs, and Kīpukapuaulu.