Kapa'a Beach Park is a great snorkeling spot located on the northwest side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

This is a rocky beach, but is worth a visit for its snorkeling.

It also has plenty of free parking, public bathrooms, and picnic tables.

This is a view of the map of the Big Island of Hawaii. You can see where this beach is located.

There is a paved road that goes down to the beach. You will cross a cattle crossing guard when you turn off the highway.

As you get to Kapa'a Beach Park, you'll see a sign on the right side of the road.

At the end of the road there is plenty of parking

There is also a pavilion with free public bathrooms and picnic tables.

At the end of the parking lot there is a trail that goes down to a small circular pool of water. This is where you get in and navigate over the rocks to start snorkeling.

Once we got into the water, this is what the snorkeling looked like:

After snorkeling, we got out and enjoyed the views.

Overall, we loved this beach for snorkeling. It's a bit remote so it wasn't crowded at all.

(Click on the map above to go to a Google Maps larger view.)

Kapa'a Beach Park on the Big Island of Hawaii is free to visit.

Total Cost: $0

These are the checklist items I recommend:

• Bring your own snorkel gear.
• Bring some drinks and snacks.
• Bring reef safe sunscreen.