点评:The Haleakala Summit District has two good Visitor Centers. The first shortly after entering the park is close to the National Park sign and offers great views over Maui. It is situated in the section of low mountain meadow shrub. This is what the native summit district has looked like long before humans came to Maui and offers the perfect habitat for the Nene. In addition, there is a garden planted in front that has several native plants to the summit district including the start silversword as these were our introduction to the Haleakala signature plant. It is also just above the cloud line making for surreal pictures.
Additionally, there is a VC near the summit at 9,750 of elevation with great views into the crater. It is here at the trailheads for both the Sliding Sands Trail and White Hill Trail that you have some of the best views of the crater overlooking a cliff at the VC.
We used the restrooms at both VCs and shopped for park specific gifts and memorabilia. Finally, both VC's had rangers who provided excellent information about the park to enhance our visits.
翻译:哈雷阿卡拉山顶区有两个不错的游客中心。第一个游客中心就在公园入口附近,靠近国家公园标志牌,可以欣赏到茂宜岛的壮丽景色。它坐落在低山草甸灌木丛中。这里保留着人类来到茂宜岛之前山顶区的原始风貌,是夏威夷鹅(Nene)的理想栖息地。此外,游客中心前还有一个花园,种植着多种山顶区特有的植物,包括银剑草(start silversword),这是我们第一次见到哈雷阿卡拉的标志性植物。游客中心位于云层之上,景色如梦似幻,非常适合拍照。
另外,在海拔9750英尺(约2900米)的山顶附近还有一个游客中心,可以欣赏到火山口的壮丽景色。从这里可以俯瞰悬崖,欣赏到滑沙步道(Sliding Sands Trail)和白山步道(White Hill Trail)的步道起点,这是观赏火山口的最佳地点之一。
我们在两个游客中心都使用了洗手间,并购买了一些公园特色纪念品。最后,两个游客中心都配备了护林员,他们提供了关于公园的非常好的信息,丰富了我们的游览体验。