Black Sand Beach - Makena

The Black Sand Beach at Makena

The Black Sand Beach at Makena State Park is probably one of the most unused beaches on Maui. If seclusion is your goal, this may be the right beach for you. It is undeveloped (although development is visible from the beach) and unkempt, with a somewhat coarse black lava sand. There's coral and rocks in the water, even right at the shore, but this is the way nature intended it to be.

A/K/A

This beach is also known as Naupaka Beach, after the Naupaka shrubs that presumably grow there. Naupaka blossoms are white or light-colored and look like half flowers.

Hours of Operation

The Black Sand Beach is open from 5:00am to 9:00pm daily.

Weather Forecast

(As of 329 PM HST Wednesday July 11 2007)
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 75 at the shore to around 55 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs around 86 at the shore to around 71 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 76 at the shore to around 55 at 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph and gusty.
Friday: Sunny. Highs 67 to 88. East winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 75. Northeast winds around 10 mph and gusty.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 67 to 89. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 75. East winds around 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 67 to 87. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 75. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 67 to 87. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 75. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 67 to 87. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 75. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise: 5:50am Sunset: 7:08pm. Visit Maui Weather Today for a daily discussion of the current weather patterns affecting Maui. For the surf conditions, visit the Maui Surf Report.

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Getting There

Car turning into the driveway for the Black Sand Beach in Makena

To get to the Black Sand Beach in Makena, drive as if you were going to Big Beach. Just before the drive way for Big Beach Entry 1, there's a dirt driveway on the right. Turn right and drive to the parking lot at the end of the road. The road is winding, rutted and rocky, but should be passable with just about any kind of vehicle except in the wettest conditions.

Map

You may also view a more detailed full-screen version of this map on Google Maps.

Facilities

The Black Sand Beach has no facilities at all, not even a trash can. Nearby Big Beach has Porta-Potties, trash cans, and frequently the Jaws Fish Tacos truck in the parking lot of Entry 1. Other food vending trucks park along Makena Alanui Road opposite Big Beach Entry 1.

What's Nearby

Parking for Big Beach and Little Beach is at the very next driveway on Makena Alanui Road.

Images

A smaller beach in the distance is an easy walk.

The parking lot

Facing south towards Little Beach. Note the coral at the shore.

Pu'u Ola'i. Little Beach is on the other side, but you're not supposed to climb over.

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