during the day, you're not wrong! but it's kinda brutal at night... windy and dark af!

No restrictions in general; some viewing sections are closed and where you can walk/view is clearly outlined.

The most notable thing was how hazy the western side of the island was. If the irruption is still going, you won’t get very good stargazing at night. Which I was kinda disappointed about. But the lava made up for it!

If it is still flowing 100% and go at night. Visit the NP during the day also, but see the lava at night. It’s significantly more stunning.

Did you go during the day then? If yes, it makes a huge difference going at night vs. day. We went during the day first and heard about how amazing it was at night, so we made the ~ 2.5 hr roundtrip drive again from our rental... Definitely worth seeing at night!

Whether or not it's still erupting, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park really is amazing and worth seeing! And, who knows -- maybe lava will still be flowing in April and you can see that, too!

I believe this particular eruption has been relatively contained and no damage has (yet) occurred.

If it’s still going, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s Devastation Trail leads right to the viewing area.

On some level, I did. You can't really escape it entirely while visiting the island while the eruption is ongoing. But during this picture it was mostly blowing away (north/north-west).

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It really was something else with the reflections off smoke/fog!

• Here's a look at walking to the volcano via Devastation Trail

• And here's a look of fellow lava watchers

Kilauea volcano is actively erupting, this was taken last week around 8pm. It was smoky/foggy and the lava light up the surrounding light -- it was amazing to see!