Wow this place is beautiful! But be aware of the crowds taking pictures, the rocks buried in the…read moresand and the unsafe waters if you try to swim or wade! Popular picture spot for the beach photographers, mostly shooting family shots, especially at sunset. Parking all costs money in this area you're best off parking by Monkeypod the restaurant nearby. Can't remember the cost but it's like $8-10 for 3 hours. At least one good spot in the 4 seasons lagoon area to wash of your feet from the sand (foot wash station). It's also called Lagoon 1 or Kohola Lagoon.

Guess this isn't so secret anymore :-)…read more Very safe and peaceful lagoon to snorkel in with lots of fish and an occasional sea turtle or seal sighting. Parking is tough here as the only official parking lot is small. Thankfully we were staying close by and was able to walk here. The lagoon has lots of tropical fish and is fairly shallow where you can stand in most of the spots. Decent amount of beach sand area to lay out your towels and catch some sun.

Papa'iloa Beach is a relatively quiet beach in Oahu's North Shore area. It's not as well-known as…read moreother beaches in the area but has gained more notoriety in recent years as the TV series Lost was partially filmed here. It's tucked deep in a residential neighborhood and can be difficult to find. There are only about 10 parking spots and there's a very small and narrow pathway to the beach itself. However once you find your way you'll come across a beach with blue water that has minimal foot traffic. We stayed here for about an hour and it was really relaxing. We saw the beautiful sun out and about and even saw multiple rainbows. We eventually saw a snake show up on shore. We looked up what it was and found it was a sea krait. It was said to be venomous and dangerous and we quickly walked away. It might not be as popular as other beaches in North Shore but it's still a really good one that has fewer people and just as much beauty.

Beach was great for beauty and lots of lava rock didn't walk too far parking limited. Beach sand…read morekind of course but nice to lay on swim. I know some people site sea turtles but none were seen the we were there.

5-17-2020 Our first venture out since beaches opened up recently. The 2020 pandemic had residents…read moreand visitors alike sheltering i n place. There are still certain restrictions to follow for beach goers but to be able to see the Pacific Ocean here at Mokuleia Beach was a blessing. It was a welcome escape from being what seemed like a mini house arrest for the past month and a half. A perfect day- the weather, the deepest hues of the ocean and the waves unfurling white water breaking onto the shoreline was priceless. A magnificent sight to behold. It was the first time we took our fur baby galavanting for her very first holoholo adventure. On the drive we passed horses, tropical flowers and lush greenery. Dillingham airfield held memories of a flight adventure hubs and our daughter went on. We drove as far as Camp Erdman where my family camped during my childhood years and later I went to summer camp and shhh, had my first kiss. We were playing tourists today bringing along with us the leis and balloons that were delivered to our home from our graduating daughter. It was reason to leave the house and celebrate with freedom and a long overdue basking of sunshine and eye candy of the beauty past Waialua. Hubs said as a Jeep pulled up aside of our car: they are laughing at us. No wonder, we had leis on and were taking photos of ourselves and our Fur baby against the backdrop of the beautiful ocean. Yes, pretty comical but they stayed in their vehicle til we took a few snap shots. What a day to celebrate!!! Congrats to all the 2020 grads who had or will be having virtual graduations. Big mahalo to our newly graduated PhD daughter, we are proud of you and thank you for loving us in every conceivable way

If you are old enough to remember the heyday of beach-going at Mok's you are probably over 40, and…read moreby that I mean the days when Mokuleia Beach had a full bathroom complex with shower stalls, toilets, changing rooms and BBQ grills, and because of this the beach was pretty popular with local families and tourists before the days of Yelp, IG and Tripadvisor. It was a place you could always go to for the same familiar, predictable beauty of a beach- it had rough, secluded, rugged, windswept shores with a wild beauty to it and you couldn't help but feel a certain romantic quality every time you came here. I remember childhood days when we'd trek out from town to Mokuleia as a family and spend all day here because the drive was so long. We'd BBQ, swim, play, look for shells, watch the parachuters come down from the sky, sleep under the towels in the warm sun, shower in the lava rock encrusted compound, then head home by sunset. I'd haunt this place in the summer time as a teenager when I first learned how to drive, and me and a friend would come out for an all-day tanning fest and watch the sun go down while eating our sandwiches and drinking our cans of Hawaiian Sun fruit drinks. Maybe of all the beaches, this beach held so many fond memories for me. As the saying goes 'all good things must come to an end' and so it did -the bathrooms and shower stalls were all razed down to the ground years ago because the state of Hawaii could no longer maintain the property. They also wanted to deter the many homeless that had set up camp and permanent residence around the perimeter of the beach park. The state figured if there were no showers and no flushing toilets the homeless would leave, and they did. Now all that's left are porta potties dotting the landscape. There are no more BBQ areas and the parking lot pavement is falling apart. The place is no longer romantic to me as the landscape has changed so much and what I remember from my childhood and young adulthood is so much more different. There doesn't seem to be as many families anymore and the park is not a hotspot of activity as it used to have, but the place still holds onto its wild rugged beauty and manages to survive without the presence of humans. If you want isolated, limited, windy, wild and rugged, come here to a beach with limited resources. It's only a few hundred feet from the main road and it seems like a few hundred miles from Honolulu.

We were looking for a beach on the north side to enjoy the sun during this crazy time. We got here…read moreat 9 am on a Saturday. A few parking stalls available, but in all probably 15 for the beach. There is a bit of dip for a few stalls off the road which our car scratched the front on. The beach is beach access so look for the sign and trash cans. The walk is 200 feet from the road to the beach on sand. There is four steps down from the walkway to the beach sand. Saw a few people with pull wagons having a hard time on the sand so don't really recommend unless you pop a place right at the front. We went a bit down for social distancing. The water was beautiful. The current was a little strong pulling to the left. There is enough beach for little ones to play. People were fishing and spear fishing. The reef is a great place to snorkel. Overall, very pleased with our out of the way find. The place would probably be crowded by noon on any given day but it was nice a calm for a Saturday.

Crozier Beach is one of my favorite beaches on the North Shore. It's nearly secluded and hidden in…read morea residential neighborhood behind houses. The beach is serene and the water crystal clear. I stood by the shore and watched the sunset with hardly anyone around me. Only the sounds of the waves breaking interrupted the silence. Truly a magical moment only living in Hawaii can provide. There is a small parking area. Once you see the parking lot, you'll know you are in the right place. There is a path across the parking lot that leads to the beach. This is a great hidden gem and worth the detour when around Haleiwa. The drive is really nice too with views of beautiful trees and countryside. It's very different from the highways and crowded streets of the city.

So so very clean and nice here. Ko'Olina Lagoon was one of my fave beach-y areas I've visited…read moreduring my visit to O'ahu. There is a free parking area, but there is usually a line to get in. We gave up and paid for our parking since time is money. There's nice grass and trees area to set up towels and to sunbathe, relax, etc. There's also room on the sand areas below that as well. The waters were really pretty and the waves weren't so big when we were there. Absolutely gorgeous. Peaceful spot, good areas to walk around as well. Would come back here to enjoy it more when I can.

You can park near Aulani to get to this beach. We came here at sunrise to do family photos and the…read moresmall lot was empty. From there you walk towards the right through some tall grass and onto the beach. The last few steps are rocky and a little bumpy. The beach itself is absolutely gorgeous. The waves are pretty strong here and I don't recommend swimming in the water unless you're an expert. We watched the sunrise and a flurry of birds come in and dine on guppies right in front of us. The only downside to this beach is that inside the sand there are several sand-colored rocks buried and your feet will eventually bump into them. Everyone in the family scraped their feet at least once or smashed their toes into what they thought was be a pile of sand. I recommend wearing shoes up until you get here and even when exploring.

What a great place to enjoy the sunset with a group of friends!…read more I've lived here for almost a year and this is my first time seeing this place. We were just driving towards Waianae and happened to turn around and found that there was parking so we decided to stop by and saw how beautiful the sun looked as it was going down.

One of my pledges this year is to complete more reviews of dive shops & sites. Kahe Point Beach…read morePark, aka "Electric Beach," is a famous dive site on the West Side of Oahu. Located a few minute's drive past Ko Olina, across from the Hawaiian Electric Kahe Point Power Plant (hence the "Electric Beach or E-Beach" nicknames), and before Tracks surf site, E-Beach is a relatively shallow and newbie friendly dive site. Lots of dive shops and instructors use E-Beach as part of their scuba training. It gets busy and crowded with a mix of beach goers, snorkelers, swimmers, free divers, and scuba divers. E-Beach has a great mix of big critters and macro creatures. Hawaiian Monk Seals, Manta Rays, Honus, and Dolphins mixed with nudibranches, sea slugs, and mantis shrimps! Repeat and recommend!

Great place - best in weekdays to be honest. There are some hidden gems inside the park area.read more

If you take a drive to the west side all the way at the end of road you'll find Yokohama bay. Gates…read moreopen at 6am. A lot of people hike, some fish and most just enjoy the sun sand and beautiful view. Sometimes you'll catch monk seals on the sand - please stay 50 feet away! And sometimes you'll see a pod of dolphins, some doing flips too.

Lots of parking around. Pleasant and quiet area. Has 2 portable toilets that usually has toilet…read morepaper. To be safe, use the beach car and dont leave valuables in the car.

Not a good spot for swimming, but pretty quiet even on the weekend. Great place to relax on the…read morebeach, but you'll cut up your feet if you get in that water.