Makena State Park

State park in Makena, Maui Island, Hawaii, United States

Mākena State Park is a 165-acre (0.7 km²) beachside park in Makena on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Located just south of Wailea, it contains three separate beaches and a dormant volcanic cinder cone.

Big Beach, also known as "Oneloa Beach" and "Mākena Beach", is a popular spot for sunbathing and bodyboarding by both tourists and locals. Big Beach is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and more than 100 feet (30 m) wide. The shore is fairly protected from wind. The "Makena cloud" that stretches from the top of Haleakalā to Kahoʻolawe is often overhead, cooling the sand.

Little Beach, also known as "Puʻu Ōlaʻi Beach" is a small beach just north of Big Beach separated by a steep lava outcropping (the tip of Puʻu Ōlaʻi) and a 5-minute hike. On Sunday afternoons/evenings Little Beach is host to celebratory drumming and fire dancing. The beach is only 660 feet (200 m) long and can be crowded at peak times. Little Beach is regarded as a nude beach and nude bathing is common there, although it is de jure illegal due to being in a state park.

Oneʻuli Beach or Naupaka Beach is a black sand beach on the northern end of the park, closest to Makena.^[1]

Puʻu Ōlaʻi is a dormant volcanic cinder cone in the center of the park with a height of 360 feet (110 m).

The park is located on Mākena Road at 20°37′52″N 156°26′46″W / 20.63111°N 156.44611°W / 20.63111; -156.44611. Just to the south is the ʻAhihi Kinaʻu Natural Area Reserve.

Protected areas of Hawaii

Federal

National Parks	Haleakalā Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
National Historical Parks & Sites	Honouliuli NHS Kalaupapa NHP Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau NHP Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS
National Monuments	Papahānaumokuākea Marine
National Marine Sanctuary	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
National Wildlife Refuges	Hakalau Forest Hanalei Hawaiian Islands Huleia James Campbell Kakahaia Kealia Pond Kilauea Point Kona Forest Oahu Forest Pearl Harbor
Wilderness Areas	Haleakala Hawaii Volcanoes
National memorial	Pearl Harbor

State Parks,
Monuments
Recreation Areas
and Preserves

Hawaiʻi (island)	ʻAkaka Falls State Park Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Huliheʻe Palace Kalopa State Recreation Area Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park Kekaha Kai (Kona Coast) State Park Kīholo State Park Reserve Kohala Historical Sites State Monument Lapakahi State Historical Park Lava Tree State Monument MacKenzie State Recreation Area Manuka State Wayside Park Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve Mauna Kea State Recreation Area Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area Wailoa River State Recreation Area Wailuku River State Park / Rainbow Falls
Kaua‘i	Ahukini State Recreation Pier Haʻena State Park Kōkeʻe State Park Nā Pali Coast State Park Polihale State Park Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park Wailua River State Park Waimea Canyon State Park Waimea State Recreational Pier
Maui	Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument ʻĪao Valley State Monument Kaumahina State Wayside Park Makena State Park Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside Park Waiʻanapanapa State Park Wailua Valley State Wayside Park
Moloka‘i	Palaʻau State Park
O‘ahu	Ahupuaʻa O Kahana State Park ʻAiea Bay State Recreation Area Diamond Head State Monument Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Heʻeia State Park ʻIolani Palace State Monument Ka'ena Point State Park Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline Kaka'ako Waterfront Park Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area Kewalo Basin Kūkaniloko Birthstones State Monument Lāʻie Point State Wayside Makapuʻu Point State Wayside Mālaekahana State Recreation Area Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau State Monument Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside Queen Emma Summer Palace Royal Mausoleum State Monument Sacred Falls State Park Sand Island State Recreation Area Ulupō Heiau State Historic Site Waʻahila Ridge State Recreation Area Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area