This is well worth while. Go as early in the morning as possible due to the heat. Also prebook your time before your arrival online. It is quite annoying getting there & having to book it on your pho… Full review by Louise P
Sep 10, 2024
Gorgeous views, a moderately difficult hike. It gets very windy at the top of the hike but worth it. Bring water and sunscreen. Nice gift shop at bottom near the parking lot. Full review by jeff s
Sep 4, 2024
This is one of my highlight of this trip! Fantastic views if/once u reach the top. Not for the physically handicap & no bathroom along the way once u start. It took us approx. 45 mins to reach the pe… Full review by Perry Y
Are they strict about reservation times? Has anyone been able to enter before their pre-booked time? We made reservations for 11am, thinking we can realistically get there between 10:30-11am. I read online you could be denied if you arrived after 30 min into your slot, so just curious if they are lenient about letting people in early if its not crowded.
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No not strict if you are just walking in... parking will be strict because there are limited spaces
I’m trying to make a reservation but the website stalls on the payment page. I tried 6 times in the last 2 days. Is there a problem? Does anybody know when it will be fixed? For reference this is the website I’m using gostateparks.hawaii.gov/diamondhead
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If you are wanting the time to go into the crater reservation I’m not sure what is going wrong. When I did it it was really easy and that’s the site I used.