Parkwolf’s Red Road ranking
Top sights in Red Road
1BeachPohoiki Black Sand BeachA young black-sand coast shaped by Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption.
2BeachKehena Black Sand BeachBlack sand from 1955 lava, with a short, steep descent.
3BeachKaimū Black Sand BeachA new black-sand coast still taking shape on the 1990 lava.
4SightMacKenzie State Recreation AreaA shaded picnic stop above Puna’s wave-hit lava cliffs.
5SightStar of the Sea Painted ChurchA painted chapel saved before Kalapana’s 1990 lava flow.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Red Road Tour Guide
Red Road, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Red Road (Kapoho–Kalapana Road), Hawaii. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Pohoiki's Young Black Sand Beach0:00 / 0:32
“You're coming up on Pohoiki Black Sand Beach, where a short walk from the parking area takes you to a shoreline made in twenty eighteen.”
Plays as you drive up to Pohoiki Black Sand Beach in the Parkwolf Red Road Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Pohoiki's Shared Catch
- MacKenzie's Ironwood Grove
- The Frog Behind the Nighttime Whistle
- Kalani's Hale Aloha Break
- 9 audio storiesacross Red Road’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Gold Dust Day Gecko, Coqui Frog, Shingle Urchin, and 4 more
- Works offlinemaps, 2 trails, 7 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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Wildlife
Wildlife in Red Road
57 sightingsGold Dust Day GeckoMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
14 sightingsCoqui FrogMost seen around 9 PMSighting map
13 sightingsShingle UrchinMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
20 sightingsSally Lightfoot CrabMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
21 sightingsGolden PloverMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
10 sightingsAzure-tailed SkinkMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Red Road. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.