All Red Road places
7 places
1Pohoiki Black Sand BeachA young black-sand coast shaped by Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption.
2Kehena Black Sand BeachBlack sand from 1955 lava, with a short, steep descent.
3Kaimū Black Sand BeachA new black-sand coast still taking shape on the 1990 lava.
4MacKenzie State Recreation AreaA shaded picnic stop above Puna’s wave-hit lava cliffs.
Uncle Robert’s Awa Bar and Farmers MarketLive Hawaiian music, awa and food give this market its pull.
5Star of the Sea Painted ChurchA painted chapel saved before Kalapana’s 1990 lava flow.
Kalani Oceanside Retreat CenterCoffee, local treats, and an ocean-view pause on Red Road.
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!!!!”
