Makolea Beach

"Amazing tide pooling during low tide. Great calm pools for kids to swim. Trees for shade. Does have limited fine sand, more course pebbles. No running water or bathrooms. Definitely a great local spot for a chill day. Highly suggest just watching the tide to see if it'll be a tide pool day or a swimming day."

"Jus respect signage posted on the surroundings areas! Calming waves Not much swimming to be done here! Nice black ñ white sand beach with ponds with sea life. Good parking- short paved walkway but no wheelchair accessible the last 100ft or more. Opens Sunrise to Sunset!"

"As far as we are concerned, this is a #5 beach! Been coming for 10 years, and improvements with old hotel taken down, and the hope brought with the restoration of the native Hawaiian heilau certainly is a bright spot for conservancy. Wonderful place to view small Green Hawaiian Sea Turtles rest and eat algae as soon as the tide is high enough. We love it! You can snorkel here, too, when tide is high enough. Lovely "Salt & Pepper Sand" beach. Good Job, Conservancy Groups of the Big Island!"

"The old hotel is now demolished and the lot is a construction area. A parking area and beach access is provided at the construction office trailer. The heiau blocks travel N on the beach."