Chain of Craters Road
Chain of Craters Road descends through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from crater overlooks to coastal lava fields, with Pu'uloa Petroglyphs and Holei Sea Arch along the way.
Big Island Scenic Drive Guide
Big Island Scenic Drives
Find the best Big Island scenic drives for volcanic landscapes, coastal lava fields, rainforest roads, resort routes, mountain views and memorable day trips, from Chain of Craters Road and Saddle Road to Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Red Road, Old Mamalahoa Highway and Waikoloa Beach Drive.
Scenic drive directory
Big Island Scenic Drives
Macadamia Road
Macadamia Road is a short Big Island drive near Hilo, passing orchards, pastureland, rainforest edges and the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company area.
Mauna Kea Beach Drive
Mauna Kea Beach Drive is a short Kohala access road from Queen Kaahumanu Highway toward Kaunaoa Beach, Mauumae Beach access, resort landscaping and golf course views.
Mauna Lani Drive
Mauna Lani Drive is a short South Kohala road from Queen Kaahumanu Highway to resort entrances, lava fields, palms, golf views, shore access and nearby historic places.
Old Mamalahoa Highway
Old Mamalahoa Highway is a short rainforest drive north of Hilo, with narrow curves, tropical greenery, Onomea Bay views and access to Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.
Queen Kaahumanu Highway
Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway is a major west Hawaii road linking Kailua-Kona, the airport, Waikoloa, the Kohala Coast and Kawaihae through wide lava-field scenery.
Red Road (Kapoho-Kalapana Road)
Red Road, also known as Kapoho-Kalapana Road, follows Highway 137 through Puna lava fields, tropical vegetation, black-sand shore areas and places reshaped by the 2018 Kilauea eruption.
Saddle Road
Saddle Road, officially Daniel K. Inouye Highway, crosses Hawaii Island between Hilo and west Hawaii, passing high lava plains between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
Waikoloa Beach Drive
Waikoloa Beach Drive is a resort-area road on the Kohala Coast, passing lava fields, beach access, golf areas, shops, fishponds and resort entrances near Anaehoomalu Bay.