January 2007 Lava Flow and Hike Info

Well, although the general location of the lava flow doesn't seem to have changed, according to the National Park Lava Information line (808-985-6000) there are some pretty good long-views of the steam plume and ocean entry from about 2 miles away, best at dusk.

The walk to get there consist of about 1/2 mile on pavement and 200 yards on old, sharp, unforgiving lava. This will get you to the viewing area and what you are viewing is two miles away, but apparently glowing pretty good these days.

Here's a recounting of a hike right up to the lava from the Kalapana side recently.

Over at flickr a search for Hawaii Lava 2006 yields some pictures that probably show something like what it looks like now.