Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, located in Waimea, Hawaii, is a popular park and tourist attraction offering a variety of activities for visitors. …
Outstanding white sand beach with great facilities, lots of parking, and decent snorkeling. Wind was howling so blowing sand was a bit of a nuisance but that can’t take away from how spectacular thi… Full review by JBN1958
Sep 26, 2024
We wanted to go to Mauna Kea Beach, but the parking lot filled up by 8:00 am, so we opted for Hapuna Beach which had plenty of open parking spaces. The beach was pretty, but not as gorgeous as I expe… Full review by islandlovingtwosome
Aug 10, 2024
This beach is one of the best on the Big Island and the parking and path to the beach has had recent improvements. Easy access to beach area and clean restrooms at the beach area and showers to rinse… Full review by Marie F
There are multiple paths without steps that wind down the hill to the beach from the car park. There is designated parking close to the paths but it’s a bit of a walk/roll down to the beach. …
There are multiple paths without steps that wind down the hill to the beach from the car park. There is designated parking close to the paths but it’s a bit of a walk/roll down to the beach. You can’t drive down. I didn’t walk the length of the beach so I can’t answer with certainty, but I didn’t see wheelchair path access across the sand to the water.
Is there a fee to enter the park! Do they rent snorkel gear
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$5.00 for non-Hawaii residents to enter park. I believe you can rent about anything—umbrellas, chairs, snorkel gear. I didn’t go up to the rental shed myself, but there were plenty of …
$5.00 for non-Hawaii residents to enter park. I believe you can rent about anything—umbrellas, chairs, snorkel gear. I didn’t go up to the rental shed myself, but there were plenty of people coming back with beach stuff.