Best of O‘ahu 2020: Outdoor Adventures

HAWAII Magazine Staff,
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Lanikai Beach on Oʻahu’s Windward Side. Photo: Getty Images
The sun rises out of the Pacific through the fronds of a coconut palm on lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

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Beach

1. Lanikai Beach

2. Waikīkī Beach

3. Kailua Beach Park

4. Sunset Beach

5. Bellows Field Beach Park

6. Waimea Bay

7. Waimānalo Beach

8. Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

9. Sandy Beach Park

10. Ko ‘Olina Lagoons

Beach for Families

1. Waikīkī Beach

2. Kailua Beach Park

3. Ko ‘Olina Lagoons

4. Ala Moana Beach Park

5. Lanikai Beach

Botanical Gardens*

1. Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden

2. Waimea Valley

3. Foster Botanical Garden

4. Wahiawā Botanical Garden

5. Koko Crater Botanical Garden

Campground

1. Bellows Field Beach Park

2. Mālaekahana Beach Campground

3. Kualoa Regional Park

4. Waimānalo Beach Park

5. Kahua Nui-Makai Campsites

Hiking Trail for Beginners

1. Diamond Head Summit Trail

2. Mānoa Falls Trail

3. Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse Trail

4. ‘Aiea Loop Trail

5. Kamanaiki Ridge Trail

Hiking Trail for Experts*

1. Koko Crater Trail

2. Moanalua Middle Ridge

3. Kuli‘ou‘ou Ridge Trail

4. Kalauao Falls Loop Trail

5. Olomana Trail

Surf Spot for Beginners

1. Waikīkī Beach

2. White Plains Beach

3. Pua‘ena Point Beach Park

4. Diamond Head

5. Hale‘iwa Beach Park

Surf Spot for Experts

1. Banzai Pipeline

2. Sunset Beach

3. Waimea Bay

4. Sandy Beach Park

5. Hale‘iwa Beach Park

Snorkeling Spot

1. Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

2. Shark’s Cove

3. Kahe Point Beach Park (Electric Beach)

 

*Read more about these categories in our Best of the Best blog.

Categories: Best of 2020