Along the loop trail south of Kawilinau, and accessible via Halemau驶u Trail and Keonehe驶ehe驶e (Sliding Sands) Trail, this is the crater鈥檚 most brilliant vantage point.
糖心传媒's must-see attractions
Pi驶ilanihale Heiau & Kahanu Garden
11.91 MILES
Probably the most significant stop on the entire Road to Hana, this site combines a 294-acre ethnobotanical garden with the magnificent Pi驶ilanihale Heiau鈥
25.16 MILES
If you鈥檝e seen just one photograph of Maui's lush interior, odds are it was of the magnificently phallic 2250ft 驶Iao Needle, the green pinnacle that鈥
11.93 MILES
Who's afraid of the dark? Test yourself at the end of this underground walk by switching off your flashlight. Eerie! One of the odder sights on the Road鈥
16.14 MILES
From break of day to twilight, this sparkling stretch of sand is a showstopper. Extending from south Kihei to Wailea鈥檚 Mokapu Beach, Keawakapu is set back鈥
13.5 MILES
Wai'anapanapa means 'glistening waters', and the clear mineral waters in the cave pools here will leave you feeling squeaky clean. There's a natural lava鈥
21.92 MILES
This longstanding tourist attraction is a cross between a farm, a dining destination and a botanical garden. The large gift shop stocks art, aloha wear,鈥
10.59 MILES
This rare slice of 鈥極ld Hawaii,鈥 home to an 1860s church and a wild lava coast, is reached by taking Ke驶anae Rd on the makai (seaward) side of the鈥
16.09 MILES
Sunbathe like a celebrity at this sparkling strand, which fronts the swish Grand Wailea and ever-posh Four Seasons resorts and offers a full menu of water鈥
Nearby Haleakal膩 National Park attractions
0.23 MILES
Legend says that the pit leads down to the sea, though the National Park Service says it鈥檚 just 65ft deep.
1.57 MILES
No trip to Maui is complete without visiting this national park containing the mighty volcano that gave rise to East Maui. The volcano's floor measures a鈥
2.72 MILES
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
2.78 MILES
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
3.38 MILES
Pull over to gaze at this dramatic volcanic rift that drops down the southern flank of Haleakal膩. The Kaupo Trail descends through here from the crater of鈥
3.4 MILES
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
3.49 MILES
The iron-rich cinders in this flat-top hill, which lies immediately southeast of the summit building (in the direction of Hawai驶i, the Big Island), pack鈥
3.55 MILES
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