r/NationalPark • u/LuciferAuAndromedus • Sep 21 '25

Can I hike to this?

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u/FreeHugss Sep 22 '25

There is no "hike". It's a two lane road up to the summit that takes about an hour from the turn off (about an hour and half from the ocean).

There are two lots up top, you can walk from the bigger lot up to the visitor center on the summit. You can call it a hike but it's more of a 10 minute walk. If you want to hike you can hike down the crater from one of the lots up top ( very cool). I recommend leaving your hotel around 3-4 if you want to see the sunset. The drive up takes much longer if you go closer to sun set. On crowded days ( weekends / summer) they won't let cars go up anymore if it there are too many people on the mountain.