Discover the most magical spots to pitch your tent or park your rig on your next Haleakalā National Park adventure.
From the sea to a volcano summit, Haleakalā preserves spectacular Hawaiian wilderness.
Haleakalā National Park spans over 30,000 acres of Maui’s highest point—the 10,023-foot Haleakalā volcano—from peak to sea. The park’s summit district offers incredible sunrises, sunsets, and stargazing, as campers and visitors can embark on a hike through the dormant Haleakalā Crater, a nearly seven-mile-long, two-mile-wide, and 2,600-foot-deep cinder-sloped landscape. An International Biosphere Reserve, Haleakalā is home to a protected rainforest, accessed in the park’s Kῑpahulu coastal district and near Waimoku Falls. The park also houses 300 endemic plant species found nowhere else on earth outside of the Hawaiian islands, such as ʻŌhiʻa and Koa trees and the Haleakalā silversword. The park’s endemic birds include the ‘I‘iwi honeycreeper, the Nēnē goose, and the ‘Ua'u petrel.
Haleakalā is accessible year-round. There are generally two seasons in Hawai‘i—the dry summer season and the wet rainy season—but the geologic extremes of Haleakalā mean that visitors may encounter heat, cold, rain, and intense sun exposure on any given day. Make sure to bring a waterproof layer and sun protection in all seasons. The Haleakalā summit can even see winter snow, and the incredible sunrise hikes are popular but cold.