Kailua Beach Park

Kailua Beach Park is a City beach park on Kawailoa Road in Kailua, with soft sand, turquoise water, a comfort station, a shower and parking lots. People come for canoe paddling, picnics, swimming, surfing and strolls through the park. Lifeguards are on duty every day, and the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department lists lifeguard towers at the park. This is the windward shore, where strong trade winds can whip up large, rough waves. The City, State and community groups are working on a dune restoration to preserve an eroding stretch of the beach, so use the marked pathways to the water and stay off the roped-off plantings. The park closes in the small hours, and the comfort station and parking lots close earlier in the evening. The City lists the beach wheelchair and the mat near the bathhouse as unavailable, so call ahead if you need them.