Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Grab a table at this palm-lined park to enjoy a picnic from Mana Foods. About one mile
west of Paʻia, at mile marker 6 on the Hana Hwy, the park also attracts bodyboarders and
bodysurfers. The wide sandy beach drops off quickly, however, and when the shorebreak
is big, unsuspecting swimmers can get slammed soundly.
Calmer waters, better suited for swimming, can be found at the northeast end of the
beach where there's a little cove shaded by ironwood trees. Showers, restrooms, picnic
tables, and a well-used baseball and soccer field round out the facilities. The park has a
reputation for drunken nastiness after the sun sets, but it's fine in the daytime when
there's a lifeguard on duty.
Spreckelsville Beach
BEACH
MAP
( ) Extending west from HA Baldwin Beach, this 2-mile stretch of sand punctuated by
lava outcrops is a good walking beach, but its near-shore lava shelf makes it less than
ideal for swimming for adults. The rocks do, however, provide protection for young kids.
If you walk toward the center of the beach, you'll soon come to a section dubbed ʻbaby
beach,' where local families take the little ones to splash.
There are no facilities. To get here, turn toward the ocean on Nonohe Pl at mile marker
5, then turn left on Kealakai Pl just before the Maui Country Club.
Tavares Beach
BEACH
This unmarked sandy beach is quiet and relatively deserted during the week but livens up
on weekends when local families arrive toting picnics, guitars, dogs and kids. A sub-
merged lava shelf runs parallel to the beach about 25ft from the shore and is shallow
enough for swimmers to scrape over. Once you know it's there, the rocks are easy to
avoid, so make sure you take a look before jumping in.
The beach parking lot is at the first shoreline access sign on the Hana side of mile
marker 7, just before the Blue Tile beach House. There are no facilities.
Activities
Simmer
WINDSURFING
