Overview
About Waiʻānapanapa State Park Campground
Why stop
- Early access to Pailoa’s black-sand beach.
Heads up
- Open-air cold showers and basic restrooms.
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 Waiʻānapanapa State Park Campground, 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.
See the Road to Hana audio tourRecorded for this place
Waiʻānapanapa’s Black-Pebble Coast“You’re approaching Waiʻānapanapa State Park, where Pailoa Beach is a small bay of black volcanic pebbles. Those dark grains began as lava that cooled and broke apart in the sea.”
Plays as you drive up to Waiʻānapanapa State Park Campground in the Parkwolf Road to Hana Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Kaʻahumanu and the Meal That Changed Hawaiʻi
- Hāna Farms’ Bakery and Bamboo Hale
- Hāna Lava Tube’s Rock and Fallout Shelter
- Water for the Sugar Fields
- 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
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Guide
More about Waiʻānapanapa State Park Campground
Stay for a quieter coastWaiʻānapanapa State Park Campground is the overnight camping area inside the coastal park known…
Waiʻānapanapa State Park Campground is the overnight camping area inside the coastal park known for Pailoa's black-sand beach. It's a good base if you want more time along the shore and an early start before day visitors arrive. The payoff is time: visit the beach early, then explore the coast at your own pace.
Book the right overnight optionReservations are required for tent camping, campervans and cabins, and those are separate…
Reservations are required for tent camping, campervans and cabins, and those are separate categories. The campervan permit is for a modified vehicle equipped for sleeping; a regular car doesn't qualify. Book the overnight option you plan to use. Camping and day-use visits follow separate reservation paths, so don't assume a campsite booking covers a non-camping visit.
Keep supplies and expectations simpleThe park lists restrooms and showers, though its public information doesn't map each facility…
The park lists restrooms and showers, though its public information doesn't map each facility to the campground areas. Campers describe the showers as open-air and cold, and the restrooms as basic. Arrive with the food and supplies you need; an on-site store or meal service isn't confirmed. A water fountain is listed for the park, but its location and potability aren't specified.
The coastline around campWaiʻānapanapa means “glistening waters.”
Waiʻānapanapa means “glistening waters.” Within the park, Pailoa's black-sand beach, sea stacks, blowholes and natural stone arch give you plenty to explore during an overnight stay. The campground is a place to sleep close to those coastal features, rather than a quick roadside photo stop.
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.
