Haleakalā National Park

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View of the crater from the Sliding Sands Trail, Haleakala National Park.

View of the crater from the Sliding Sands Trail, Haleakala National Park.

Why visit Haleakalā National Park

To fully experience Maui – or at least peer into its soul – make your way to the summit of Haleakalā. Like a yawning mouth, the huge crater opens beneath you, in all its raw volcanic glory, caressed by mist and, in the experience of a lifetime, bathed in the early light of sunrise. Lookouts on the crater’s rim provide breathtaking views of the moonscape below, and the many cinder cones marching across it.

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