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

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Overview

To fully experience Maui 鈥 or at least peer into its soul 鈥 make your way to the summit of Haleakal膩. 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鈥檚 rim provide breathtaking views of the moonscape below, and the many cinder cones marching across it.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (Red Hill) Overlook

    Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (Red Hill) Overlook

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    You may find yourself standing above the clouds while exploring Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (10,023ft), Maui鈥檚 highest point. The summit building provides a top-of-the鈥

  • Kalahaku Overlook

    Kalahaku Overlook

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    Don鈥檛 miss this one. Kalahaku Overlook (9324ft), 0.8 miles beyond Leleiwi Overlook, offers a bird鈥檚-eye view of the crater floor and the ant-size hikers鈥

  • Science City

    Science City

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    As the sun rises, this collection of domed observatories shimmers just beyond the summit. Nicknamed Science City, this area is, unfortunately, off-limits鈥

  • Waikamoi Preserve

    Waikamoi Preserve

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    This windswept native cloud forest supports one of the rarest ecosystems on earth. Managed by the Nature Conservancy, the 8951-acre preserve provides the鈥

  • Hosmer Grove

    Hosmer Grove

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    A pleasant half-mile loop trail (20-minute walk) winds through Hosmer Grove, which is home to non-native tree species 鈥 including pine, fir and eucalyptus鈥

  • Leleiwi Overlook

    Leleiwi Overlook

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    For your first jaw-dropping look into the crater and its cinder cones, stop at Leleiwi Overlook (8840ft), midway between the Park Headquarters Visitor鈥

  • Haleakal膩 Summit Area

    Haleakal膩 Summit Area

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    Perched on the crater rim at 9745ft, the visitor center is the park鈥檚 main viewing spot. Sun, shadow and clouds reflecting on the crater floor create a鈥

  • Waimoku Falls

    Waimoku Falls

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    One of the tallest waterfalls on Maui, the soaring, 400ft Waimoku Falls tumbles dramatically down a jungle-lined lava-rock face into a boulder-dotted pool鈥

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