Place
Scenic Drive
Red Road (Kapoho–Kalapana Road), Hawaii
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Places
Places in Red Road
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Trails
Trails in Red Road
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Easy
Old Puna Trail
Flat, muddy walk to secluded Hā‘ena (Shipman) Beach via old road
Moderate
Kehena Beach Trail
Short, steep scramble to a moody black-sand cove with a free spirit.
Easy
Kaimu–Kalapana New Beach Trail
Short lava-field walk to a fickle, newborn black-sand shoreline.
Easy
Pohoiki Black Sand Beach Trail
Short stroll over new lava to a raw, wave-battered black sand shoreWildlife
Wildlife in Red Road
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Gold Dust Day Gecko
Phelsuma laticaudaReports peak in the late morning, around 11 AMOpen wildlife map
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Coqui Frog
Eleutherodactylus coquiReports peak in the evening, around 9 PMOpen wildlife map
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Shingle Urchin
Colobocentrotus atratusReports peak in the late morning, around 10 AMOpen wildlife map
Sighting mapWhere to look
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatusReports peak in the early morning, around 6 AMOpen wildlife mapBefore you go
Current park alerts
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