Haleakalā Crater backpacking service trip 8:30am-5pm July 2-5/22

The Friends of Haleakalā National Park seeks National Park Service volunteers who are enthusiastic and fit for a strenuous three-night backpacking service trip into the parkʻs Wilderness Areas on Saturday, July 2, to Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Volunteers will hike into the crater and spend three nights in the Palikū Wilderness Ranger Cabin while removing invasive plant species to protect native plants and nēnē habitat.

Participants must be physically capable of being in the outdoors (sun/ heat/ cold), and at higher elevations, walking on uneven terrain up to 5 miles each shift, and carrying a backpack with a sleeping bag, a share of the food, and other personal items. Safety equipment and tools will be provided by Haleakalā National Park.

To join this trip, first visit and register your readiness at the website www.fhnp.org where more information can be found about the Friends' mission and volunteer work to preserve and protect Haleakalā National Park. For more information or a reservation for this trip, or a future trip scheduled on the website, send email to beth@fhnp.org.

Date: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 to Tuesday, July 5th, 2022

Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Cost: Free except for sharing costs of evening meals

Categories: Non-Profit Community Event, Environmental Event, Outdoor or Beach Event

Haleakala National Park located at PO Box 369, Makawao, HI USA 96768   Island Area: Upcountry

  Website: https://www.nps.gov/hale/

Location Details: Office hours: 8am-4pm HST

Stretching across east Maui, Haleakala National Park is home to Haleakala Crater, an active, but not currently erupting volcano, and Maui's highest peak. Rising over 10,000 feet above sea level, Haleakala's graceful slopes can be seen from just about any point on the island. Haleakala means "House of the Sun" in Hawaiian, and legend has it that the demigod Maui lassoed the sun itself from its summit to slow the sun's journey across the skies.

Location Specifics: Crater Wilderness

Contact: The Friends of Haleakalā National Park

Email:   Website: https://www.fhnp.org