Diamond Head
Volcánico en Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Aire Volador
- Abierto todo el año
- Mejores meses: enero–abril
- Duración típica: 2h
Acceso y tarifas
- children 3 and under entry (tarifa: gratis)
- commercial vehicle fees (1 to 7 pax: $25 · 26 plus pax: $90 · 8 to 25 pax: $50)
- hawaii resident entry (tarifa: free with Hawaii ID or DL)
- non-resident entry $5 (payment: credit card only · residents: free with HI ID · children under 3: gratis)
- non-resident parking $10 (per: vehicle · residents: no charge with ID)
- resident vehicle parking (tarifa: free with ID)
- small fee required (who: non-Hawaiʻi residents · booking: online reservation required)
Qué hacer
- observación de aves
- explore volcanic geology
- exploring historic military structures
- interpretive exhibits (ubicación: crater floor kiosk)
- panoramic coastal views (range: Koko Head to Waianae coast)
- fotografía
- picnicking on the crater floor
- scenic viewing from the summit
- summit hiking trail (distancia: 0.8 mile · elevation gain: 560 ft)
- walking through the historic tunnel
- avistamiento de ballenas (temporada: invierno · especies: ballena jorobada)
Antes de ir
- gates locked at 6:00 pm — all visitors must exit by 6:00 pm daily
- reservations required for non-residents (scope: entry and parking · booking: online in advance)
Servicios
- ada-accessible crater floor (sendero: not ADA accessible)
- interpretive kiosk & gift shop (construido: 2000 · renovated: 2014)
- self-guided audio tour (topics: history, culture, geography, wildlife)
Mejor época para visitar
- temporada de avistamiento de ballenas (temporada: winter months)
- winter for whale sightings (temporada: invierno · especies: ballena jorobada)
Eventos y temporadas
- diamond head crater festivals (temporada: 1969–1977 · frecuencia: anual) — all-day music events, up to 75,000 attendees
- seasonal whale spotting from the summit
Características
- 1911 fire control station (on: summit)
- 1917 navigational lighthouse (ubicación: crater slopes)
- 225-foot lighted tunnel (on: summit trail)
- 475-acre crater (incluye: interior and outer slopes)
- hawaiʻi state monument
- military bunkers at summit (original use: artillery fire-control station)
- military tunnel and bunkers (tunnel length: 225 ft · station completed: 1911)
- national natural landmark (designación: 1968)
- pacific ocean/coastal viewing
- panoramic south-shore views (incluye: Waikīkī, south shore of Oʻahu)
- panoramic views of waikīkī and honolulu
- stairs and tunnels — steep paths, staircases, tunnels on trail
- u.s. national natural landmark (designación: 1968)
- volcanic tuff cone (antigüedad: 400,000–500,000 years · series: Honolulu Volcanic Series)
- volcanic tuff crater (antigüedad: 300,000–500,000 years · superficie: 475+ acres)
Cerca de aquí
- diamond head lighthouse (construido: 1917 · ubicación: adjacent outer slopes)
- koko head to wai'anae (relación: visible from summit)
- waikīkī coastline (relación: western edge of crater)
- waikīkī resort hotels (relación: close proximity to trailhead)
Datos útiles
- accessibility (crater floor: fully accessible · summit trail: not ADA accessible)
- annual closures (cerrado: Christmas and New Year's Day)
- daily operating hours (open: 6:00 am · close: 6:00 pm · last entry: 4:30 pm for 4:00 pm reservation)
- hawaiʻi state parks rates it moderate, although the combination of heat, stairs and steep sections can make it feel more strenuous.
- no pets allowed (exception: service animals)
- online reservation required (applies to: non-Hawaiʻi residents)
- open 6 am–6 pm daily (cerrado: Christmas, New Year's Day · last entry: 4:30 pm)
- payment method (método: credit card only)
- reservations required (for: entry and parking · who: non-residents)
- this is primarily a hiking + scenic-view + historical attraction, rather than a general recreation park.
- trail difficulty (rating: steep and strenuous)
- typical visit duration (duración: 1.5 to 2 hours)
Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-AX2T-WXEB6