La Perouse Memorial — Attraction in Maui

A beautiful coastline drive to La Perouse you will make your way out to Ahihi reserve and visit some of the most recent lava activity on Maui. This was quite some time ago and no flowing lava but you can view where it made its path back many years ago. The road gets A little rough at the end but nothing too bad. When you reach the memorial the road ends and you can walk a bit further but have reached your turn around point. No way to Hana here, been asked a few times out there. Portapotty is the only restrooms back at the ranger station and phone signal is extremely...

La Perouse Memorial is a secluded spot, outlined by rocks to house a monument, on the way to the Lava Fields in memoriam to a French Admiral Jean-Francois who landed in Hawaii in 1725. This monument is a nice reminder of the island's diverse cultural history. Definitely stop on the way to gander at a piece of the past.

🚻 🚫 No Restrooms at this spot but porta potties at the Trail entrance 🚗  Parking is nearby the trailhead, on Lava rocks, and can appear flooded during the rains but quickly dries and has great tire tranction ⏱️ Plan to spend maybe 10- 15 minutes here at...

The memorial itself is impressive looking, but not as impressive as the lava fields that you have to drive through to get there. There are only a few parking spots near the memorial, but a much larger parking lot nearby with portable toilets and access to the water and...