Magic Sands Beach Park is a County beach park on Aliʻi Drive in Kailua-Kona, also known as Laʻaloa, White Sands and Disappearing Sands. The name comes from its sand: coarse white sand piles up in summer and winter storms scour it away. Lifeguards from the Hawaiʻi Fire Department staff the park every day, and the County lists parking, restrooms, showers, drinking water and grills. People come to swim and surf, and green sea turtles are often seen here, so give them space. The shoreline around the sand is rocky, and the County warns of hazardous footing, currents and waves.
When to go
Summer, when the sand builds up; winter storms scour it away.
Good to know
Lifeguards every day
Restrooms and showers
Sand comes and goes with the seasons