Kaiaka Bay Beach Park
Haleiwa, HI
Kaiaka Bay Beach Park sits just west of Haleiwa town, a wide, tree shaded county park with calmer water than the open coast outside the bay. It's a popular weekend camping spot for local families, quieter and less photographed than Haleiwa's more famous beaches a couple minutes down the road.
A calm, shaded, genuinely local camping spot, though the bay's water can run murky and it's more of a park than a classic sand beach.
How we score beachesThe bay stays noticeably calmer than the beaches just past the harbor, worth the short detour if the surf elsewhere looks rough.
A large free lot serves the park off Waialua Beach Road.
Flat, grassy paths lead from the lot to the shoreline, easy walking, some areas muddy after rain.
Calmest in summer, winter brings more rain and runoff into the bay.
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