Volcano Golf Course Hawaii Map

About Volcano Golf Course, Hawaii

Volcano Golf Course is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 363. The population density is 151.0 people per km². Volcano Golf Course is located at 19.4424°N, 155.2789°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96785.

Volcano Golf Course occupies a high-altitude plateau where the air holds a persistent, cool dampness, distinct from the warmth found at lower elevations. It lies 22.5 miles west-southwest of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 242°T), and is situated 19.3 miles west-southwest of Ainaloa. The landscape surrounding Volcano Golf Course is defined by the stark, porous textures of volcanic rock and the dense, emerald canopy of the Kīlauea Forest Reserve, which looms only two miles away. Beyond the manicured greens, the terrain drops into the Kūkamāhuākea basin, a geological depression that whispers of the island’s volatile foundations. In the distance, the massive, brooding silhouette of Mauna Loa dominates the horizon, its presence lending a quiet gravity to the morning light. Those who walk the Sulphur Banks Trail nearby might catch the faint, sulfuric scent rising from the earth, a reminder that the ground beneath these fairways is very much alive.

Established in the early twentieth century, Volcano Golf Course serves as a singular recreational anchor within the expansive boundaries of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Its existence reflects a unique intersection of leisure and rugged wilderness, where the economy relies less on traditional industry and more on the stewardship of the land and the curiosity of visitors drawn to the volcanic interior. The local pace of life remains slow, dictated by the shifting mists and the deep silence that settles over the region once the sun retreats. While Solomons Waterhole and the distant Waiākea Stream remain tucked far from the immediate vicinity, the area maintains a profound sense of isolation. Here, the challenge of the game is often secondary to the experience of playing amidst a landscape that feels ancient, indifferent to the passage of time, and perpetually in the process of becoming.

About This Volcano Golf Course Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Volcano Golf Course, Hawaii. Coordinates: 19.4424, -155.2789. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Volcano Golf Course includes the ZIP code (96785), telephone area code (808), county seat of Hawaii County (Hilo), and school district assignment (Hawaii Department of Education).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.