Overview
About Hāna Bay Beach Park
Why stop
- Dark-sand shoreline and shaded picnic facilities in central Hāna.
Heads up
- The beach is small, and swimming depends on conditions.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Road to Hana Tour Guide
Your drive to Hāna Bay Beach Park, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Road to Hana. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Hāna Bay’s Picnic Shore“You're nearing Hāna Bay Beach Park, a small dark-sand beach with a shaded lawn and covered picnic pavilion.”
Plays as you drive up to Hāna Bay Beach Park in the Parkwolf Road to Hana Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Hāna Cultural Center’s Local Stories
- Hasegawa General Store and Hāna Supplies
- Kaʻahumanu and the Meal That Changed Hawaiʻi
- Kōkī Beach and Huli Huli Chicken
- 48 audio storiesacross Road to Hana’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Hawaiian Monk Seal, Green Sea Turtle, Frigatebird, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 13 trails, 39 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Guide
More about Hāna Bay Beach Park
A useful stop in townHāna Bay Beach Park is a half-acre county park on the bay in central Hāna.
Hāna Bay Beach Park is a half-acre county park on the bay in central Hāna. It pairs a dark-sand beach with a grassy lawn, shade trees and a picnic pavilion. I’d stop for a relaxed picnic and shoreline walk; the beach is small, so the setup is as much of the appeal as swimming.
Check the waterSwimming, fishing, canoeing and ocean viewing are part of the park’s use, but swimming depends…
Swimming, fishing, canoeing and ocean viewing are part of the park’s use, but swimming depends on conditions. Treat a swim as a bonus when the water looks inviting rather than the whole reason for stopping.
Set up for a picnicThere’s a covered pavilion with 13 picnic tables and grills, plus a public restroom, three…
There’s a covered pavilion with 13 picnic tables and grills, plus a public restroom, three showers and a water tap. The pavilion, restrooms and showers are ADA-accessible, though that doesn’t establish a step-free route down to the sand or into the water. The tap isn’t identified as potable. Most of the 140 parking spaces are unmarked roadside spaces along the access road; allow extra time when the park is busy.
A Hāna gathering placeThe park also hosts community celebrations, including the annual Hāna Canoe Regatta, which…
The park also hosts community celebrations, including the annual Hāna Canoe Regatta, which marks the opening of Maui’s canoe-racing season.
Take in the bay on footThe road into the park gives a broad first look across the bay.
The road into the park gives a broad first look across the bay. After parking, walk toward the shore for a frame that holds dark sand, water and the green hills together; shifting along the lawn changes the foreground to palms and shade.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Road to Hana
10 sightingsHawaiian Monk SealMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
127 sightingsGreen Sea TurtleMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
86 sightingsFrigatebirdMost seen around noonSighting map
17 sightingsRed-footed BoobyMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
73 sightingsNene (Hawaiian Goose)Most seen around 6 AMSighting map
58 sightingsHawaiian StiltMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Road to Hana. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
