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Summit Road At Haleakala National Park To Close Temporarily

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By NPT Staff - July 27th, 2015
Sunrise from the crater at Haleakala National Park in Hawaii

You won't be able to drive up early Friday morning to watch sunrise from the crater atop Haleakala National Park in Hawaii, as the road will be closed/NPS

Crater Road (Rt. 378) and Haleakalā National Park's summit road will close temporarily to visitor traffic while a slow moving convoy transports extremely wide loads to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope near the volcano's summit.

The roads will be closed to visitors from 6 p.m. this Thursday through 2 p.m. on Friday. The summit will not be accessible for Thursday sunset viewing and Friday sunrise viewing.

Back country permits will be available at headquarters visitor center, from 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m., on Friday. However, backpackers planning to hike into the crater on Friday are
strongly urged to obtain their permits a day in advance. Visitors who pay an entrance fee on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday (July 29, 30, 31) will have a one-day extension on the usual three-day pass. The extension will apply to both the Kīpahulu and Summit Districts.

Although the park road to the summit will re-open at 2 p.m. on Friday, the Haleakalā Visitor Center will remain closed all day Friday.

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) Project is located outside of park boundaries. The convoy's travel through the park is permitted via special use permit from the National Park Service. The convoy will transport wide loads of various sizes and travel at 2 to 5 mph. The road precautions are in place due to the size of the convoy and narrowness of the roads.

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