Swimming
Swimming in Hawaii
Discover 35 state parks offering swimming in Hawaii
35
State Parks
Hawaii State Parks with Swimming

Ahukini State Recreation Pier

Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park
+3
Paddleboarding
Hunting
Kayaking

Akaka Falls State Park

Diamond Head State Monument
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Hāʻena State Park
+1
Biking

Heʻeia State Park
+2
Scenic Overlooks
Nature

Iao Valley State Park
+6
Stargazing
Snorkeling
Scenic Overlooks
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Kalopa State Recreation Area
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Kaumahina State Wayside
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Kaʻena Point State Park

Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Kiholo State Park Reserve
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Kōkeʻe State Park
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Laie Point State Wayside
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Lapakahi State Historical Park
+5
Snorkeling
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Canoeing

Lava Tree State Monument
+5
Snorkeling
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Canoeing

MacKenzie State Recreation Area
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Makapuu Point Lighthouse Trail
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Mākena State Park
+1
Whale Watching

Malaekahana State Recreation Area

Manuka State Wayside
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park
+3
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Waterfall Viewing

Polihale State Park

Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Puaa Kaa State Wayside
+4
Snorkeling
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Puu Ualakaa State Wayside
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area
+1
Water Skiing
Wailoa River State Park
+6
Picnicking
Stargazing
Snorkeling
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Wailua River State Park
+2
Paddling
Waterfall Viewing

Wailuku River State Park

Waimea Canyon State Park
+4
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Waterfall Viewing

Waimea State Recreational Pier

Wai‘anapanapa State Park

ʻAiea Bay State Recreation Area
Other Places with Swimming in Hawaii (Not State Parks)
These places are run by a county, city, federal agency, another state agency, a tribe or a private owner, not by Hawaii’s state park system. State park passes, rules and reservations may not apply, so check with the operator before you go.

Kakaʻako Waterfront Park
Run by the City and County of Honolulu

Kewalo Basin Harbor
Run by the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), a state agency, through a private lessee
+1
Whale Watching

Lydgate Beach Park
Run by the County of Kauaʻi Department of Parks and Recreation
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking

Mauna Kea State Recreation Area
Run by the County of Hawaiʻi
+3
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
