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Chain of Craters Rd, Volcano

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Chain of Craters Road is a 19-mile (31 km) long winding paved road through the East Rift and coastal area of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii, United States. The original road, built in 1928, connected Crater Rim Drive to Makaopuhi Crater. The road was lengthened to reach the tiny town of Kalapana in 1959. As of 2018, the road has had parts covered by lava in 41 of the past 53 years, due to eruptions of Kīlauea volcano.
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  • This road provides the best view of the huge past lavas flows in the park. Interesting to see the sea arch at the ocean end of the road. A stop at the Thurston Lava tube at the beginning of the drive....  more
    This road provides the best view of the huge past lavas flows in the park. Interesting to see the sea arch at the ocean end of the road. A stop at the Thurston Lava tube at the beginning of the drive....  more »
  • There are many miles of hardened lava that has erupted over the years and has made layers and layers of rock formations made of lava. It's an extraordinary road of craters to see as well. This is a....  more
    There are many miles of hardened lava that has erupted over the years and has made layers and layers of rock formations made of lava. It's an extraordinary road of craters to see as well. This is a....  more »

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