I’m a “National Park geek” so I’ll go out of my way to visit any National Park…BUT Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is pretty special. 

There aren’t too many places in the world where you can see an active volcano, and most of the time when Kilauea is erupting it’s actually possible to see LAVA in the park. 

I’ve yet to be able to see it (the volcanoes haven’t been erupting lately and I have the worst timing ; ) but the park is still 100% worth visiting when there’s no lava. 

Hiking through the Thurston Lava tube is a don’t miss and there’s plenty of geothermal activity and formations to observe all year round.