The 2022 eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano cut off road access to the Mauna Loa Baseline Observatory. Construction on the temporary Mauna Loa Access road was completed on 26 March, 2026.
At this time, there is no site access for the general public to the Mauna Loa Observatory and NOAA has not yet established a public opening date. GML and scientific partners are working together to bring mission critical scientific projects back online. It is still unclear when utility infrastructure will be replaced and power re-established to the site.
We will provide another update as more information becomes available.
Media contact: Theo Stein at (303) 819-7409 or theo.stein@noaa.gov.
Live Cameras
*Click images for larger views *Images update every 15 minutes
North Camera
Current image looking at north sky and Mauna Kea.
Southwest Camera
Current image looking at southwest sky and NDSC building.
Deck Camera
Sun deck of NDSC facing east. The ESRL solar tracker is in the middle, University of Denver building to the lower right.
Gate Camera
Current image looking at the access gate to the observatory.
Mauna Kea camera
Current image looking at south sky and Mauna Loa mountain. Camera is located in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Submillimeter Array on Mauna Kea
See the South Pole!
Here is a live image from our sister station at the South Pole. (Amundsen-Scott station)
*Click on this Mauna Kea Cam link to see various images from the Mauna Kea Observatories