"Completed just before a dust storm rolled in. Extremely gusty with 65 mph winds. Could only hike to the summit of the north rim as the south rim is closed by the National Park Service. " — rick-brown • Feb 26, 2023

"In June 2012 I made a visit to this area and hiked the volcanoes. I returned today to find changes which is to be expected. I found one change that I find unacceptable - the summits of both Vulcan and JA volcanoes are now off-limits. Signs around the summit indicate that those who trespass beyond the signs are subject to possible fines and/or arrest. " — fredbrown585 • May 18, 2017

"For the most part, I am only interested in hiking the highest 102 major New Mexico peaks, those peaks with a prominence of 300 feet and over, and all the minor peaks in between. There are 164 of them and I have 131. Peakery.com added 2 interesting lists, “The Santa Fe Classics” and “The Albuquerque Home Court Peaks.” I have hiked most of these peaks already, but there were a few I did not have, so I decided to hike them. The tallest of the 5 Albuquerque Volcanoes is Vulcan Volcano, so I decided to knock it off the list. It was great to not have a far drive! I picked up my daughter Christina and her dog Bane. We drove to the far west mesa of Albuquerque, then parked west of the volcanoes in an area designated Open Space. There is a nice area to park, south-southwest of the 5 volcano bumps. We started hiking at 10:00. It was a cool overcast morning. Christina has done some peakbagging with me, hiking 12 peaks, but it has been awhile since she has. We first hiked J A Volcano east-southeast of the parking lot, then north to Black Volcano. There were some signs that said not to hike in a particular area because of restoration efforts, so we climbed the volcanoes from different direct..." — Phil-Robinson • Apr 1, 2016