26 mi from Volcano, Mauna Kea leads the list
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park sees about 1.9M visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 18 are within 40 miles. Among them are 5 gardens, 4 mountains and 2 museums. A drive of 41 mi brings you to Hualālai.
Kīlauea
Active volcano in Hawaii.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
Kalopa State Recreation Area, 40 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Volcano. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
All of it lies within 60 miles: 31 places.
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4Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
National park of the United States.
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9Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
U.S. national park in Hawaiʻi.
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14Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Historic place in Hawaii County, Hawaii.
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Historic Place in Hawaii County, Hawaii.
Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Beautiful garden in a valley on the ocean.
Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii
Astronomy and culture education center located in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Kona Coffee Living History Farm
Human settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America.
Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
Botanical garden in Hawaii, United States.
Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden on Hawaii island, Hawaii, United States.
Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Nonprofit arboretum and botanical garden in Hawaii.
University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens in Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Volcano → · Volcano’s history →
Photo credits
Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kīlauea: Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Public domain · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kama‘ehuakanaloa Seamount: John Smith and Brooks Bays, Public domain · Hualālai: Photograph by J. Kauahikaua., Public domain · Punalu'u Beach: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ka Lae: Holly Cheng, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Papakolea Beach: Pushkr from , United States, CC BY 2.0 · Akaka Falls State Park: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Rainbow Falls: Kyle Hawton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kazumura Cave: Dave Bunnell / Under Earth Images, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site: Bamse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hulihee Palace: Calbear22 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden: Joey Gannon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Liliuokalani Park and Gardens: AlaskaDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pacific Tsunami Museum: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Kona Coffee Living History Farm: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens: MercolaOverMerck at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · World Botanical Gardens: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hilo Tropical Gardens: Shamli071, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isaacs Art Center: HawaiiCalls, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalopa State Recreation Area: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 · Manuka State Wayside Park: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 au · University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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