07-15-2016, 01:25 PM
It's about the same distance from the parking lots on either side, but a lot more driving in general if you go via the Chain of Craters road (assuming you're in Puna/Hilo).
Hard to plan for every possible contingency. You'll probably just have to try it. I don't know how they would close anything at Kalapana because there's not much to close. You park at the end of the road and walk. There's no gates up to that point.
Hard to plan for every possible contingency. You'll probably just have to try it. I don't know how they would close anything at Kalapana because there's not much to close. You park at the end of the road and walk. There's no gates up to that point.