Haleakalā Sunrise Guides: Reservation, Drive, What to Wear
The $1 sunrise reservation, sunrise or sunset, what to wear at the rim, the bike tours as they run now, driving up in the dark, and whether a tour is worth it.
Haleakalā Sunrise Reservations: How They Work and Who Needs One
Drivers do: $1 a car on Recreation.gov for entry from 3 to 7 am, released at 7 am HST 60 and 2 days ahead, plus the $30 entry fee. Tour guests need none.
Read guide →Driving to Haleakalā for Sunrise: The Road and When to Leave
About 2 hours from Kīhei, Wailea or Kāʻanapali on a paved road with no streetlights or guardrails. No 4WD needed and no gas in the park. When to leave.
Read guide →Haleakalā Sunrise Bike Tours: What the Ride Is Today
No bike tour starts at the summit any more. You watch sunrise in the park, then ride the switchbacks from about 6,500 ft, outside it. Riders 15 and over.
Read guide →Sunrise or Sunset at Haleakalā? How the Two Visits Differ
Sunrise needs a $1 car reservation or a tour and a start around 2 am. Sunset needs no reservation, but cars are turned back when the park fills. How to pick.
Read guide →Is the Haleakalā Sunrise Tour Worth It?
Driving costs $31 a car if you win a $1 reservation; van tours cost $236 to $280 a person. What the tour buys, which one fits you, and the daytime options.
Read guide →What to Wear for a Haleakalā Sunrise, and What Tours Lend You
Dress for a winter morning: the rim is about 30°F colder than the coast and often below freezing before dawn. Layers, what tours lend, altitude and diving.
Read guide →Want the sunrise tour booked first? See dates and prices →