Haleakalā Wilderness

Quick answers

Is there a nursing room or baby care at Haleakalā Wilderness?

Mapped for this park: 1 changing table. Details

When is the best time to visit Haleakalā Wilderness?

By typical weather, the best months for a day outdoors here are January, May, and June. Details

About

Entrance / day-use fee applies.

This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.

Nursing and baby care

Mapped for this park: 1 changing table.

• Changing table

When is the best time to visit Haleakalā Wilderness?

By typical weather, the best months for a day outdoors here are January, May, and June.

The warmest month is August, with average highs near 66°F (19°C); the coolest is February, near 60°F (16°C).

March is the wettest month, with about 5.7 in (145 mm) of precipitation in a typical March.

Typical weather, 1991-2020 (NOAA NCEI 30-year monthly normals). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (1991-2020 normals)

Official facts

The Forest Service rates the wildfire hazard potential at Haleakalā Wilderness's mapped point low (2023 map); the map describes the land rather than any day's fire danger.

Critical habitat: `Akohekohe (crested honeycreeper) (endangered). Palmeria dolei. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: Maui parrotbill (Kiwikiu) (endangered). Pseudonestor xanthophrys. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

More critical habitat: 2 more species. Nohoanu, `Ahinahina.

Critical habitat: Ko`oko`olau (endangered). Bidens micrantha ssp. kalealaha. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: Nohoanu (endangered). Geranium arboreum. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: A`e (endangered). Zanthoxylum hawaiiense. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: No common name (endangered). Schiedea haleakalensis. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: No common name (endangered). Phyllostegia bracteata. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: No common name (endangered). Asplenium peruvianum var. insulare. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Act critical habitat (FWS HQ ES Critical Habitat) · Dillon, Gregory K. 2023. Wildfire Hazard Potential for the United States (270-m), version 2023. 4th Edition. Forest Service Research Data Archive

At the park

• Waterfalls scenic feature
• Hiking trails trail

Before you go

Limits

Be advised: a sunrise reservation is required to enter the Summit District between the hours of 3:00 am and 7:00 am

Facilities on the park map

2 changing tables, 10 restrooms, 3 water fountains.

History

Opened

1976

Operated by

National Park Service

• Park opened

Parks nearby

• Haleakalā National Park National park · 0.4 mi
• Waiʻānapanapa State Park National park · 11 mi
• Rocky Beach Beach · 20 mi
• Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site Protected park · 52 mi
• Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park Protected park · 72 mi
• Kaau Crater Protected park · 113 mi

Distances are in a straight line.