08-30-2017, 07:16 AM
Actually, gypsy, they go to Haleakala for the SUNRISE... and the park service keeps counts... 2016 was 1,263,558 for the total number of all park visitors, which includes more than the summit.
https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/Reports/Park/HALE
You can see all kinds of stats/reports, including number of vehicles, which tends to show that the summit entrance averages right at 23,000 vehicles per month. This number includes visitors and park staff and telescope staff. That is about 760 vehicles per day. I cannot give you the average number of people because they do not break down the visitors to the summit against all other areas of the park.
https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/Reports/Park/HALE
You can see all kinds of stats/reports, including number of vehicles, which tends to show that the summit entrance averages right at 23,000 vehicles per month. This number includes visitors and park staff and telescope staff. That is about 760 vehicles per day. I cannot give you the average number of people because they do not break down the visitors to the summit against all other areas of the park.