The National Park Service does not offer any regularly scheduled interpretive programs or activities because of the restricted nature of visitation to the park, and because tours are offered through a commercial service. Overnight stays in the visitor quarters are limited to guests of residents. All other day visitors must bring their own lunches. No other supplies are available, and guests of residents generally bring their own food supplies. Snacks and beverages are available at a local bar.
Available opportunities are different for visitors on a commercial tour and for guests of residents.
Visitors on tours can visit Kalaupapa and Kalawao. Guests of residents can swim and snorkel, fish, picnic, and walk through Kalaupapa settlement unescorted. Whales can often be seen from November to March. Migratory birds from Alaska are present during the winter months. All visitors to the park must receive a permit from the Department of Health to enter the Kalaupapa settlement.