03-04-2011, 03:25 AM
Have stayed a night at MacKenzie with no problems, but it was a UH field study group - so there was a bunch of us. It is a wonderful place, but it is also very much full of a pounding wave action that can keep some awake at night (part of the Tempest was filmed in the park)
A further note of caution, if you have a rental car (or have a normal street only car) The entry ....ummmm... "road" into Mackenzie is more worse for wear, and might give the under carriage of your car a once over (think lava flow motor cross....)
Hilo has a hostel near the beach parks that does have camping http://www.hilogardens.com , and Volcano National park does have a wonderful array of nice camping choices. The Namakanipaio campsite is very convenient and very nice.
Oh, if you are looking only at the state camping site, also go to the National Park Service:
http://www.nps.gov/state/HI/index.htm
and county camping site:
http://www.hawaii-county.com/parks/parks.htm
A further note of caution, if you have a rental car (or have a normal street only car) The entry ....ummmm... "road" into Mackenzie is more worse for wear, and might give the under carriage of your car a once over (think lava flow motor cross....)
Hilo has a hostel near the beach parks that does have camping http://www.hilogardens.com , and Volcano National park does have a wonderful array of nice camping choices. The Namakanipaio campsite is very convenient and very nice.
Oh, if you are looking only at the state camping site, also go to the National Park Service:
http://www.nps.gov/state/HI/index.htm
and county camping site:
http://www.hawaii-county.com/parks/parks.htm