Continuing .4 miles round Crater Rim Drive you come to Kilauea Iki Overlook. Alternately, the driver could drive to the Overlook and the rest of the party could walk a 1/2 mile section of the Crater Rim Trail to the Overlook. This is also an option when the Thurston Lava Tube parking area is full.
Kilauea Iki - 1960's Bill Dunmire Kilauea Iki looks fairly tranquil these days. But, in 1959 it was a seething lava lake, with lava fountains up to 1,900 feet. From up here it is difficult to comprehend the scale of Kilauea Iki. The crater is a mile long, 3,000 feet across, and the floor is 400 feet below the overlook.
This is the trailhead for the 4 mile loop hike around Kilauea Iki.
This is the final stop on the Crater Rim Drive, you are less than 1.5 miles from where you started at the Visitor Center.
