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Hapuna Beach State Park
Hawaii Island
Hapuna Beach is located on the northwest coast of the Big
Island of Hawaii and it has been selected by several travel
publications as one of the best beaches in the world.
Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area is a popular state park
for both Hawaii visitors and local families.
Photo Credit: Big Island Visitors Bureau
Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area is a 62 acre park on
Queen Kaahumanu Highway, about thirty miles north of Kona
and two miles south of Kawaihae, between the Mauna Kea Beach
and Mauna Lani resorts. The park has a large, crescent shaped
white sand beach that is about half a mile long and up to
200 feet wide during the summer months.
Water Activities
Hapuna Beach is good for swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving
when the surf is calm, but when the surf is high
there can be dangerous rip tides and pounding shore breaks.
When the surf is higher then three feet, only expert surfers
and body boarders should enter the water.
The surf at Hapuna Beach tends to be calm during the summer months
and rough during the winter months, but it can be rough any
time of the year. Note that there are often
lifeguards at Hapuna Beach, but not all the time.
A-Frame Camping Shelters at Hapuna Beach
There are six A-frame tent shelters for rent at Hapuna Beach
State Recreation area. The four-person shelters
include a single screened room with wooden sleeping platforms and a
picnic table. There is also a centrally located pavilion with a range,
refrigerator, and tables and restrooms and cold showers for
all shelter campers to share. The last time I checked, the shelters
were rented out for $20 per night. For more information
about state of Hawaii camping and lodging fees see
Camping and Lodging in Hawaii State Parks.
Other Facilities
There is a snack bar and concession stand at Hapuna Beach
and also picnic tables, picnic pavilions, showers, restrooms, and
parking.
Hotels at Hapuna Beach
The luxurious
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and
the
Hapuna Golf Course are located the north end of Hapuna Beach.
The Ala Kahakai Coastal Trail
Hapuna Beach is one of the places you can access the historic
Ala Kahakai Coastal Trail . The trail
follows the coastline over ancient fishermen's trails and
Hawaiian Kingdom roads that have been connected through
generations of use to form a single continuous route.
Contacts
For more information about Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area
contact 808-974-6200.
See also:
More Beaches on the Big Island
Camping on the Big Island
Other Attractions on Hawaii Island
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Related Links
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Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
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