Ala Moana Beach Park
Ala Moana Beach Park is a free public park on the island of Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii, located between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. Its address is in Urban Honolulu. For a second stop, USS Missouri is 8.5 mi away.
A garden inside Urban Honolulu
You can stay in Urban Honolulu
Ala Moana Beach Park is inside Urban Honolulu, which has 183 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 76–81°. When to go ↓
An airport 5 miles away
Daniel K. Inouye (HNL) has airline service, about 5 miles from Ala Moana Beach Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
When to go
Plan a visit to Ala Moana Beach Park around the weather below.
Ala Moana Beach Park
Ala Moana Beach Park is a free public park on the island of Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii, located between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. This 100-acre (0.40 km2) park has a wide gold-sand beach that is over a half-mile (800 m) long.
Protected by a shallow reef offshore, it is one of the most popular open ocean swimming sites in Hawai’i, with an estimated 4 million visitors annually. However, there are sharp corals, so most people prefer the east end of the beach (the one that's closer to Diamond Head) where the ocean bottom is sandy and has no reef or rocks. The middle section and west end of the beach has rocks on the nearshore ocean bottom, which makes entering the ocean trickier. Lifeguards are stationed on the beach daily.
- Type
- Garden
- Wikipedia readers
- 3.7K a year
Where to sleep near Ala Moana Beach Park
The closest lodging is in Urban Honolulu (183) and Kailua (17).
- 1USS Missouri
- 2Waikīkī
- 3Diamond Head
- 4USS Arizona Memorial
- 5Aloha Stadium
- 6National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
- 7USS Bowfin
- 8Bishop Museum
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Ala Moana Beach Park | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | in town | — | 183 170 hotels · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 hostels | 345,482 | $843K | C+ |
| Kailua | 10 mi northeast | 15 min | 17 4 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 39,640 | $1,354K | — |
| Ko Olina 41% vacation homes | 18 mi west | 25 min | 14 14 hotels | 1,670 | $932K | — |
| Kaneohe Base | 13 mi northeast | 20 min | 6 3 hotels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 10,919 | $352K | — |
| Hickam Housing | 7 mi northwest | 10 min | 3 2 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 9,425 | — | — |
| East Honolulu | 8 mi east | 15 min | 3 3 hotels | 51,360 | $1,212K | — |
| Waimalu | 9 mi northwest | 15 min | 3 1 hotel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 13,061 | $598K | — |
| Kaneohe | 9 mi northeast | 15 min | 3 3 hotels | 37,355 | $1,030K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Nearby, too
Each of these is within 9 miles.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
2in town BeachWaikīkī
33 mi MountainDiamond Head
48 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
58 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
62 mi LandmarkNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
78 mi MuseumUSS Bowfin
83 mi MuseumBishop MuseumPhoto credits
USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: Cleared as filed at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain · Bishop Museum: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Questions people have about Ala Moana Beach Park
Is Ala Moana Beach Park in Urban Honolulu?
Yes. It’s inside Urban Honolulu, HI.
When is the best time to visit Ala Moana Beach Park?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 76–81°.
What is the closest airport to Ala Moana Beach Park?
Daniel K. Inouye (HNL), about 5 miles away.
Where should I stay near Ala Moana Beach Park?
Urban Honolulu (in town, 183 places to stay), Kailua (10 mi, 17 places to stay) and Ko Olina (18 mi, 14 places to stay).
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.