viewing the volcanos on the Big Island
 

Could anyone please tell me the best way to walk to and view the active volcanos on the Big Island? Thankyou Jim

I think you are a little confused on the nature of the active lava flows on BI. Start at the National Park Service website nps.gov and you'll find links to pictures of the lava flows. The path is marked out by park rangers for safety; it varies as the flow changes.

Make sure before you drive there that you check somewhere for the flow activity ....we drove three hours to get there (because of the winding roads and speed limit) just to learn on the am dail on the radio as we got closer to the park area, that it was close due to fires. The lava flow caught trees on fire and the park was closed for the day and into the next day. So check before you go. jjj

I called Arnotts Lodge to ask if the lava was visible on their tour when I booked and the day before, and was told yes. The morning of the tour we were again told we would see lava. When we got to the ranger station 2 hours later we were told no lava was visible, so we did a limited hike. The next day I called them back and asked if we went would we see lava and they said yes. I asked if the people who went the day before saw lava[ our group] and they said yes, which was not true. You draw your own conclusion but always double check anything anyone tells you. Jim

Interesting article on the subject of lava-viewing in today's Honolulu Advertiser:
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/current/ln/bob

Specifically, the official website is: http://www.nps.gov/havo/home.htm.

Also, the people who do the "Revealed" series of guidebooks have some good links here: http://wizardpub.com/bigisland/bigvo...l...especially this link: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/

The place where lava is flowing is always changing. When I planned my trip to the Big Island it was flowing conveniently at the end of Chain of Craters Road. When I arrived a month later, it wasn't anymore. And by the way, there's just one currently actively flowing volcano on the island, Kilauea.

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When I went back in February there was no accessible lave (in fact there wasn't for months) but it was still the highlight of our trips. There is a lot more in Volcano National Park than the lava flow down the Chain of Craters road. We did some hiking and were amazed as we went from lush rainforest to still-steaming crater floors.