There are 10 more reasons to enjoy Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in 2017 when the park offers free admission to everyone on 10 days during the year.
The 2017 entrance fee-free days are:
• Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
• Feb. 20, Presidents Day.
• April 15-16 and 22-23, National Park Week weekends.
• Aug. 25, National Park Service birthday.
• Sept. 30, National Public Lands Day.
• Nov. 11-12, Veterans Day weekend.
“We encourage everyone to take advantage of the free entry days and come visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,” said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. “The park is a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve, and is easily explored on foot or by vehicle.”
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park normally has an entrance fee of $20 per vehicle and the pass is good for seven days.
The entrance waiver does not include camping fees.
Park visitors also can purchase the annual Tri-Park Pass for $25 and enjoy Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park and Haleakala National Park for less than 7 cents a day. The annual Tri-Park Pass, good for one year from the date of purchase, is available at the entrance stations of all three parks.
An NPS report shows that 1,832,660 visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in 2015 spent $151,246,200 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,834 jobs on-island and had a cumulative benefit to the local community of $189,391,100.
