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Lava Tree State Monument

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Lava Tree State Monument

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Hawaii

Location:Off Pahoa-Pohoiki Road (Highway 132), 2.7 miles southeast of Pahoa.
Facilities:Picnic area, walking path; no drinking water.
Activities:Nature study.
Special Features:Park preserves a forest of lava trees, an unusual volcanic feature that resulted when a lava flow swept through this forested area and left behind lava molds of the tree trunks.
Address:c/o Hawaii District Office
PO Box 936
Hilo, HI 96721

Phone:808-974-6200
Web: www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dsp/hawaii.html
Size: 17 acres.

See other parks in Hawaii.
Parks Directory of the United States, 5th Edition. © 2007 by Omnigraphics, Inc.
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Lava Tree State Monument, off Pahoa-Pohoiki Road, 2.7 miles southeast of Pahoa, is a forest of "lava trees," formed by a lava flow that swept through the area and left behind lava molds of tree trunks.
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