It’s a miracle that the hot springs here weren’t covered with the recent lava flows- I was so excited to visit and was not let down. You will drive through a few sections of the lava and it’s crazy to see the destruction and how quickly it shifts from lush forest to barren lava rock.

The drive here is pretty lengthy, but for 3 different pools of hot springs, it was worth it. The water in the hottest was crystal clear though shallow - hotter than a hot tub but not boiling. The others were a little bit cooler but a bit murkier with one having a dock and getting deeper.

The beach is right there too but it’s not something I would swim in. Big waves, and not sand along the shoreline - just big loose lava rocks. It was such a cool sound to hear the waves rolling the rocks down into the surf. Beach is huge and mostly empty, more sandy back away from the waves.