"Surrounded by a rainforest, the small town of Volcano on the Island of Hawaii sits on the slopes of Kilauea volcano, right outside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, at a cool 4,000 feet elevation. With a population under 1,000, Volcano is a quiet and remote town about 30 miles from Hilo, largely attracting visitors who want to explore the national park and get ahead of the crowds, as well as the milelong line of traffic that forms when the volcano erupts."
"They do not scare me because I know that Hawaii's volcanoes are shield volcanoes. They aren't the explosive kind; they don't erupt catastrophically like Mount Saint Helens. And familiarity with the geography and history of the lava flows helps. But once you realize there's nothing to fear, you'll quickly notice the true beauty of the volcano as I do. The vast size, its raw power, the quiet mystery of it. There's a magnetism that is impossible to ignore."
Volcano is a small rainforest town on the slopes of Kilauea, located just outside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at about 4,000 feet elevation. The population is under 1,000 and the town lies roughly 30 miles from Hilo. The community stretches along Highway 11 and includes the 18-hole Volcano Golf Course, Volcano Winery, and Akatsuka Orchid Gardens. Historic Kilauea Lodge dates to 1938 as a YMCA camp. Volcano Village hosts cafes, mom-and-pop restaurants, bed-and-breakfasts, shops, and art galleries. The town sits atop an active shield volcano, producing mild earthquakes and a sense of raw, growing landscape.
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