Operating Hours & Seasons

Entrance Station - Kīlauea Visitor Center is a Short Distance Ahead on the Right
NPS Photo

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as well as all holidays. The Kīlauea Visitor Center is located on Crater Rim Drive a short distance from the entrance station on the right.

Kīlauea Visitor Center is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m until January 6th, 2020

The Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Kahuku Unit is located on Hwy 11, between mile markers 70 and 71 miles south of Hilo. The Kahuku Unit is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

The Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association operates the park's bookstore in Kīlauea Visitor Center. Product sales benefit park programs. Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.