Pebbles Beach is a black sand beach located on the southwest side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Instead of black sand it is small pebbles.

The sound of the ocean crashing on these black pebbles is amazing.

We loved exploring this beach.

This map shows where Pebbles Beach is located.

We turned into the Kona Paradise subdivision.

This is a no outlet subdivision that you follow a steep road down to the beach.

We turned into the parking lot and got out to start exploring.

We found that the entire beach is made of small black pebbles.

This beach was awesome. We loved the sound the pebbles would make as the waves crashed against them.

We would highly recommend visiting this beach on your next trip to the Big Island of Hawaii.

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

 Ho'okena Beach Park has free parking. The parking lot is small so you want to get there early to get a parking spot.

Total Cost: $0

These are the checklist items I recommend:

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