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加拿大Pickering277 条分享
2023年11月 • 夫妻情侣
This is the same place as Maunakea, so I am not sure why it is listed twice. People come here to view the night sky. It does get very cold here, ie 0C or 32F, so you better dress for it. I have written a review of Manuakea and you can see the details of this there
撰写日期：2023年11月15日
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Lesley H
阿拉巴马卡尔曼7 条分享
2023年7月 • 家庭
We drove up to the visitors center twice during our 9 day stay . Once to stargaze and once to watch the sunset . The sunset has a limited view , but is beautiful, and you must hike up a very steep hill. My son and boyfriend were able to make the hike up the hill but I could not as I have an old ankle injury and a heart condition. . When we were there to star gaze we had an incredible time seeing the stars but the rangers there were rude. I have a handicap parking pass and we parked in a handicapped spot. I got out to use the restroom and my son told me a ranger actually opened the door to the car he was sitting in the back seat to inspect if we had a handicap parking pass. That was rude and unacceptable to just open the door with my son in the car . You could clearly see it from outside the windshield hanging on the rear view mirror without invading our privacy. They were giving people instant tickets if they were parked in a handicap spot without a pass, which I agree with but don’t harass people who actually have a handicap placard. People kept shining their car lights and slamming doors and not being respectful of others who were there to see the stars in a quite nice place. So be prepared to have patience with rude people and the rangers are very strict and I feel rude.
撰写日期：2023年7月23日
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mjindallas
德克萨斯州达拉斯20 条分享
2023年6月 • 家庭
AWESOME. ...and we only went to the visitor center at 9300 ft. Got there at 5:30/6pm or so with snacks for dinner to have a car-picnic. Perfect timing to snag a parking spot and acclimatize. Hiked 200 or so more feet up to watch a spectacular sunset, then came down for a snack and waited for full darkness to see the stars. An astronomer at the visitor center started pointing out constellations and answering questions at about 7:45p to closing (9p).
撰写日期：2023年7月1日
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Lisa D
威斯康星沃基肖2 条分享
2023年6月 • 夫妻情侣
Could not go to the summit because we did not rent a 4 wheel drive vehicle. Visitor center has flush toilets and small gift shop. It blocks visitors from continuing to the summit if they lack 4 wheel drive. Was kinda bummed out but there are hiking trails around and some informational signs.
撰写日期：2023年6月28日
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Michelle G
明尼苏达明尼阿波利斯14 条分享
2023年2月
Worth the drive, but I was expecting to see so much more from the visitors' center than we did. The center is surrounded by hillsides/mountains. Still very pretty, but it's likely better to go all the way to the summit. We chose not to keep going due to the high winds and lack of oxygen. Be sure to bring your coats to the visitors' center too...we went from 82 degrees to 52 degrees very quickly!
撰写日期：2023年2月22日
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GRZ
伊利诺伊州芝加哥10,065 条分享
2022年10月
So first thing first - driving through Hawai'i island from east to west is easy but you do feel the altitude/pressure - in your eyes, head, ears - it's a quite intimidating road - perfectly easy to drive without obstacles and visibility but there is no service for about 50 miles and you don't want your car to die - we did see some + we drove a 2022 Ford Escape and going one way we "lost" 1/4 of our gas tank! Round trip from KOA to ITO airports = half!!!! of the gas tank gone! And there are no gas stations, food stops anything - there is just some military base and some governmental/science buildings here and there.
Now, getting that out of the way - you will thus arrive late at night here if you arrive for the stargazing (otherwise I don't see any point unless you want to go all the way to the top, which is the summit and not the Visitor Center) - the drive from the main road once you make the turn towards the Visitor Center perfectly fine and easy - there are no light posts but there are these reflective little things in both the middle and the edges of the road - your headlights will perfectly thus mark the road for you - otherwise the only thing you will be able to see is just the stars in the skies :)
Once at the visitor center - there is some little info here and there to read, we did entertain this idea for a moment but to be honest we didn't come here for that - we come here as most people that time; to see the stars! For the most part it was a very nice experience but;
a. the visitor center closes at around 9PM or even 10PM - so it takes a while for them to turn off the white lights inside that spoil the experience - also they leave the red lights on, which aren't as bad, but still affect the experience - so you can go around the area maybe to try to avoid that or just stay at the parking lot (people coming in and out also do affect it sadly but we all need to park...)
b. the experience was nice but I was hoping for the absolute best of my life considering the altitude... to be perfectly honest it wasnt! The best so far I had seen ever was while on island of Eleuthera, Bahamas in the middle of summer one year - also, I must say the following night after we did stargazing we went at night tot he Volcanos National Park where the stars visibility was also better - for the record all 3 instances had perfectly clear skies with no clouds or moon affecting it - it must have been some gases or something in the air while here at Mauna Kea that felt like there was a "some kind of super light fog" as things weren't as crisps as they were in 2 other instances :( still an absolute must experience to have
Of course the pictures I took don't give it justice with the silly iphone but if you don't do the volcanos at night then this is your best shot at it while on Big Island - very memorable experience, very laid back!
TIP: it's cooooooold and windy! It wasn't as cold and windy as we experienced a week later in Maui on Haleakala (despite just a few feet difference) but you want to dress up to enjoy this! Also, in Maui = no restrooms at the top (where you want to experience it from) vs here on Mauna Kea there is a rest room at the Visitor Center that you will end up chilling at
Now, getting that out of the way - you will thus arrive late at night here if you arrive for the stargazing (otherwise I don't see any point unless you want to go all the way to the top, which is the summit and not the Visitor Center) - the drive from the main road once you make the turn towards the Visitor Center perfectly fine and easy - there are no light posts but there are these reflective little things in both the middle and the edges of the road - your headlights will perfectly thus mark the road for you - otherwise the only thing you will be able to see is just the stars in the skies :)
Once at the visitor center - there is some little info here and there to read, we did entertain this idea for a moment but to be honest we didn't come here for that - we come here as most people that time; to see the stars! For the most part it was a very nice experience but;
a. the visitor center closes at around 9PM or even 10PM - so it takes a while for them to turn off the white lights inside that spoil the experience - also they leave the red lights on, which aren't as bad, but still affect the experience - so you can go around the area maybe to try to avoid that or just stay at the parking lot (people coming in and out also do affect it sadly but we all need to park...)
b. the experience was nice but I was hoping for the absolute best of my life considering the altitude... to be perfectly honest it wasnt! The best so far I had seen ever was while on island of Eleuthera, Bahamas in the middle of summer one year - also, I must say the following night after we did stargazing we went at night tot he Volcanos National Park where the stars visibility was also better - for the record all 3 instances had perfectly clear skies with no clouds or moon affecting it - it must have been some gases or something in the air while here at Mauna Kea that felt like there was a "some kind of super light fog" as things weren't as crisps as they were in 2 other instances :( still an absolute must experience to have
Of course the pictures I took don't give it justice with the silly iphone but if you don't do the volcanos at night then this is your best shot at it while on Big Island - very memorable experience, very laid back!
TIP: it's cooooooold and windy! It wasn't as cold and windy as we experienced a week later in Maui on Haleakala (despite just a few feet difference) but you want to dress up to enjoy this! Also, in Maui = no restrooms at the top (where you want to experience it from) vs here on Mauna Kea there is a rest room at the Visitor Center that you will end up chilling at
撰写日期：2022年11月22日
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Lenn
荷兰鹿特丹186 条分享
2022年11月
We came here during our drive up to the summit.
To get used to the altitude you have to remain there for about 40 minutes before you continue to the summit.
We wandered aroud the place and like all the info that was displayed there about the volcano. summit and the observatory`s.
Nice views too!
To get used to the altitude you have to remain there for about 40 minutes before you continue to the summit.
We wandered aroud the place and like all the info that was displayed there about the volcano. summit and the observatory`s.
Nice views too!
撰写日期：2022年11月19日
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M5332BLjohnb
3 条分享
2022年8月 • 家庭
Absolutely spectacular to watch the sunset from the top. But I’m writing this review mostly because we had a very stressful time with our fuel. We got to the visitor center with half a tank. The guys that assess you for driving to the top advised against it since the nearest gas station is over 30 miles away. But we are idiots on vacation so we went! The remaining range went down pretty quickly, but then really plummeted on the way down, with an indicated 22 miles of range left when we got back to the visitor center. Yikes! Put the Jeep in 2 wheel drive and started to limp to the closest station, only to find that the range just kept going up and up. We drove the 50 miles back to Waikaloa and STILL had 120 miles of range!
Lesson: if you have half a tank of gas at the visitor center you are totally fine to go up.
The top itself is other-worldly. Do it!
Lesson: if you have half a tank of gas at the visitor center you are totally fine to go up.
The top itself is other-worldly. Do it!
撰写日期：2022年8月2日
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Depatureaux
5 条分享
2022年7月
Nous avons assisté au coucher du soleil sur le volcan sacré de Maunakea
Malheureusement l’achalandage et les beuglements touristiques gâchent un peu la majesté de ce paysage qui force au respect et à la méditation….
Il faudrait une intronisation spirituelle pour bien comprendre qu’on est pas à Disney mais sur un lieu sacré pour les polynésiens et un site majestueux…
A faire tout de même avec des bouchons d’oreilles et un grand sens de la concentration
Idéalement montée vers le sommet: 4x4 pour les riches polluants, en rando de 8 heures pour les plus courageux
Malheureusement l’achalandage et les beuglements touristiques gâchent un peu la majesté de ce paysage qui force au respect et à la méditation….
Il faudrait une intronisation spirituelle pour bien comprendre qu’on est pas à Disney mais sur un lieu sacré pour les polynésiens et un site majestueux…
A faire tout de même avec des bouchons d’oreilles et un grand sens de la concentration
Idéalement montée vers le sommet: 4x4 pour les riches polluants, en rando de 8 heures pour les plus courageux
撰写日期：2022年7月6日
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Kat J
22 条分享
2022年6月
We really enjoyed being in the visitor center and walking around the area - spectacular views - but I could really tell the difference in the air at the higher elevation.
撰写日期：2022年6月18日
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Malia M
夏威夷火奴鲁鲁
Does mauna kea have a gas stop
GRZ
伊利诺伊州芝加哥10,065 条分享
nope, please plan accordingly when you are crossing the Big Island - from west to east and then east to west the next day it took 50% of our gas tank! we had an suv (you dont need it really) there are signs there when you start driving from the west coast i believe also that there is no service for 50+ miles or so
Are there places to stop along the way from Kona to Maura kea visitor center
On saddle road
D. Aaronson
卡罗莱纳州阿什维尔719 条分享
No. There is almost nothing at all between Hilo and Kona on that road. There is a campground in the mountan pass and access to the two peaks (by road or trail) and that is all.
Kate M
马萨诸塞康科德
What if any stargazing is available in 2021?
TravelingFam
内布拉斯加州奥马哈657 条分享
Not 2021, but we were there in Nov and they didn’t have the park guide providing the free talks. Only saw some guides that were paid as an excursion. Not sure whats changed in last 2 months
zodreb
纽约州纽约市189 条分享
There is so much conflicting info online. I can't figure out what's open or not. I'll be there in October. Can I even drive up here at this point with the telescope drama? Is there still free stargazing going on at nights?
Mar
加利福尼亚博德加湾16 条分享
There is no more free stargazing unless you want to risk it and hope there's an amateur astronomer with a telescope there when you go.
Hello, due to the recent protests around the Mauna Kea summit, I would like to understand that if we book a trip for stargazing with anyone of these companies, what should be expected? What will be the alternative to the Mauna Kea summit?
F4981JCmichaels
华盛顿温哥华2,097 条分享
After reading a CNN report ( a reliable source) about this protest, since I was not familiar with it until now, it appears that your best bet is to inquire locally with the tour companies, just as Stephen J suggested. The photo on CNN news doesn't show where the protest is, but one on MTV news shows clearly that the protest is set up right at the beginning of the road up to the visitor center, as well as to the top. (there is only one road.) Given what I saw on these two news sites, and what is stated there, it is highly doubtful that any tour group is getting through, since even scientists were blocked for awhile.
I would check locally before I booked a tour. Be cautious about shelling out money to a tour group without a *written* guarantee that if they cannot get through the access road to the top, your money will be returned.
As an aside, the CNN site was a general news feature, but the MTV site went into depth about the natives' reasons for the protest.
Hello, due to the recent protests around the Mauna Kea summit, I would like to understand that if we book a trip for stargazing with anyone of these companies, what should be expected? What will be the alternative to the Mauna Kea summit?
Explore796204
106 条分享
The Mauna Kea access road is blocked right now - you cannot go up the mountain - you can see stars from all over from the Big Island, but the higher you go, the clearer they are until about 8,500 foot elevation - above that your eye distorts due to low pressure - make sure you are clear where they are taking you star gazing and to what elevation - anywhere is good except Mauna Kea mountain - you can also drive by yourself to one of the mountains and look up with an iPhone app which identifies the stars through the iPhone camera
Hi, this update was posted yesterday. Is there still parking near the Visitor Center for (self) star gazing? Thank You.
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2019
Due to safety concerns associated with the ingress/egress construction project near the Visitor Information Station (VIS), the VIS will be closed to all vehicular and pedestrian access at ~7:30 am on Monday, June 3, 2019. The area will remain closed 24 hours a day until the project is complete. Please be aware of construction workers, traffic, and signage directing visitors to an informational booth which will be open from 8am-3pm daily. Portable toilets will be available 24/7. Mahalo for your patience and understanding as we continue to improve the Visitor Information Station!
John brandeberry
40 条分享
Yes there is parking still available.
