Haleakalā National Park · Hawaii
Overview Located on the island of Maui, Haleakalā National Park maintains three wilderness cabins for visitor use-- Hōlua, Palikū, and Kapalaoa. All cabins are accessible only by trail from the summit area and require you to hike a minimum of 3. 7 mi (5.
Sites at Haleakalā National Park (Cabin Permits) are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 3 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Cabin |
| Location | Makawao, HI |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Haleakalā National Park (Cabin Permits) around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Kipahulu Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Haleakalā National Park (Wilderness Tent Permit) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hosmer Grove Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Haleakalā National Park (Cabin Permits); cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.