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The two entry booths in front are joined by a covered walkway to storage and toilet rooms in the rear.
Volcanoes National Park Entrance Station
In replacing two 1980s fee booths and a portable toilet, the new entrance station at Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawaii provides a portal to the Park and toilet and storage facilities for the rangers. Its walls are finished in lava rock and rough-sawn shiplap wooden siding to match other Park structures, and its double-pitched hip roof and deep eaves protect the building from extremes of weather.
- The elevated roof structure allows a minimum clearance of 13'6" for the passage of buses and trucks through the station.
- During construction, masons laid out various rock patterns on the ground until they could match the stonework at the historic Visitor Center nearby.
- Existing underground warm air vents were reused to supply heated air to the entry booths.
- The leach field for the wastewater treatment system was hidden in the nearby woods.
- Areas at the front and back of the booths were curbed and planted with rocks and natural vegetation to provide protection from runaway vehicles.
Photos: David Franzen
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The clearance is 13'6".
The stonework matches the nearby Visitor Center. |
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