Last updated: May 5, 2021
Place
Devastation Trail
NPS Photo/J. Wei
Quick Facts
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Restroom, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Trailhead
The Devastation Trail stretches from the parking lot at the Devastation Trailhead to Puʻupuaʻi Overlook,via a one-mile (1.6 km) round-trip walk on a paved path.
The area was blanketed in cinders from the 1,900-foot tall lava fountains during the 1959 eruption of Kīlauea Iki. The trail provides views of the new cinder cone, Puʻupuaʻi, that developed during the five-week eruption. Stay on the paved trail. Do not climb the cinder cone.
Endangered nēnē (Hawaiian geese) frequent this area. Please use caution when parking. Don't feed the nēnē.
The area was blanketed in cinders from the 1,900-foot tall lava fountains during the 1959 eruption of Kīlauea Iki. The trail provides views of the new cinder cone, Puʻupuaʻi, that developed during the five-week eruption. Stay on the paved trail. Do not climb the cinder cone.
Endangered nēnē (Hawaiian geese) frequent this area. Please use caution when parking. Don't feed the nēnē.