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Camp Ho'okena Accommodations
Camp Ho'okena offers clean and spacious sites on the beach for
tent camping. You can reserve a camping permit online. In addition
to a spectacular beach and ocean for snorkeling, dolphin watching
and kayaking, tent campers may enjoy the following amenities:
Concession Stand with ice, food, cold drinks, ice cream,
snacks & supplies for campers and beachgoers.
Outdoor showers.
County restroom facilities.
Parking.
Picnic tables.
The Concession Stand Accepts Credit Cards.
No pets of any kind please.
Camp Ho'okena Rentals
Want to camp, but don't want to bring your gear from the mainland
or from home? Avoid airline charges for extra baggage. Rent camping
and beach gear from us:
Barbeque Grills & Camping Stoves
Folding Tables & Chairs
Snorkels/Fins
Boogie Boards
Beach Chairs & Umbrellas
Camping Fees
Camping fees per person per day are:
Adult (18 years old & over): $5.00 per day
Junior (13-17 years old): $2.00 per day
Child (12 years old and under): $1.00 per day
Internet camping fees per person per day are:
Adult (18 years old & over): $5.00 per day plus a $1.00
transaction fee per day for a total of $6.00 per day
Junior (13-17 years old): $2.00 per day plus a $.25 transaction
fee per day for a total of $2.25 per day
Child (12 years old and under): $1.00 per day
Internet camping fees for Commercial
Tour Groups per person per day are:
Person: $5.00 per day plus a $1.00 transaction fee per
day for a total of $6.00 per person per day
How Do I Purchase A Campground Permit?
Availability: First check for campground availability by
entering the Online Reservation System and entering your 'In date'
and 'Out Dates'. The system will let you know if your camping dates
are available.
Internet: If there is availability for your desired camping
dates, you can reserve the dates through the reservation system.
Payment for internet reservations will be made by credit card through
PayPal.com. After completing your payment via PayPal.com. Your Paypal.com
receipt is your proof of payment and your camping permit. Please
bring it with you when you arrive at Ho`okena Beach Park.
Internet reservations are limited to 8 adults, 8 juniors and 8
children. If your group exceeds this number, please complete your
first reservation and print your permit. You can then return to
the reservation system to complete another reservation for the rest
of the campers in your group.
Telephone: You can call (808) 328-7321 Monday through Friday
between the hours of 8am-4pm (HST). If there is no answer, please
leave a clear message with your preferred camping dates, your telephone
number and name. The manager will return your call within 24 hours.
Phone in reservations will be treated as mail in reservations.
On Site: A same-day permit can be purchased at the Ho'okena
Beach Park from the Aloha Patrol guards on a first come first served
space available basis. You also may obtain a permit by calling (808)
328-8430 between 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and inform the guards you plan
to camp. You must present valid identification and complete a permit
application form. Only cash payments will be accepted on site. The
Concession Stand will be open 7 days a week from 10 am to 4 pm.
The Aloha Patrol is on site 7 days per week from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Mail In Permit Application Form: You must complete a reservation
form to secure a campsite.
Click here
for our Mail In Permit Application form. Complete the form
and send the form with your check or money order to the above
address.
For our Online Permit Application form, enter our
Online Reservation System.
Check/Money Orders: Checks or money orders will only be
accepted up to 14 days prior to your camp date. Checks and money
orders must be payable to KUPA/FOHBP and sent to the following mailing
address:
KUPA/FOHBP c/o
86-4322 Mamalahoa Hwy
Captain Cook, HI 96704
Refund Policy
A request for refunds must be made 7 days before the start date
on your reservation/permit. You will be refunded the full amount
of your reservation purchase minus a $5 service fee. To request
a refund, you can email kupahookena@hawaiiantel.net.
You can also mail your cancellation request to the above address.
Please provide the permit number and the reason for the refund in
your cancellation request. The permit will be invalid once your
refund is processed.
Rules
We want our visitors to respect our land and cultural sites when
they visit. Viewing the area is fine but visitors should minimize
their impact during their stay.
"The taking, appropriation, excavation, injury, destruction
or alteration of any burial site, or the contents thereof, is strictly
prohibited. Violaters will be prosecuted and may be subject to a
fine and/or imprisonment. HRS 6E-72". If any skeletal remains
are inadvertently discovered, any activity in the immediate area
that could damage the remains must cease until the DLNR, or medical
examiner/coroner, or police, or Hawai`i Island Burial Council and
OHA have been notified".
1. Camping permits are only issued to persons eighteen years of
age or older. An adult must accompany minors.
2. Holders of a camping permit shall show the permit to any police,
security officer, park caretaker, or any department personnel upon
request.
3. Camping is allowed at each site for a period of one week during
the period from June 1st through August 31st two weeks during the
remainder of the year. All permits shall be issued on a first-come,
first served basis.
4. The installation of permanent camping facilities is prohibited.
Tents must be freestanding.
5. Camping within 25 feet of any water hydrant, main road, or defined
watercourse is prohibited. Camping is allowed only in designated
areas.
6. The gathering of wood for use as fuel in campgrounds or picnic
areas shall be limited to dead material on the ground.
7. It shall be unlawful for any person to take or permit any dog,
cat, or other domestic animal, whether loose or on a leash or in
restraint on or about any County beach park. This shall not apply
to service animals that are individually trained to perform tasks
for people with disabilities or for purposes of law enforcement
by law enforcement agencies of the Federal, State or County governments.
Service animals are working animals, not pets.
8. The maximum number of campers permitted at any approved site
shall be limited by the capacity of the sanitation system and other
appropriate regulations.
9. Quiet shall be maintained on all campgrounds from 9:00 P.M.
- 6:00 A.M.
10. Checkout time is 12 noon. Camping equipment must be completely
removed and the site cleaned before departure.
11. Reservations can only be made up to one year from today's date.
Camping Adventure Packages
Camp Ho'okena offers camping adventure packages which include kayak
rentals, camping gear and beach gear.
To guarantee availability, it is highly recommended that you reserve
camping packages and kayaks ahead of time via our Online Reservation
System. If you are not interested in camping package, you can reserve
a kayak separately. Rental gear must be picked up at the concession
stand no later than 2:00pm daily. Gear must be returned by 12:00
Noon on the day of return.

Camping/Beach Gear Rentals
If you are not interested in a Camping Package, you can rent the
following items from our Beach Concession Stand on a first come,
first served basis:

Tent - 8x7 (2-3 People)

Tent - 12x10 (up to 6 People)
Tent - 17x9 (up to 8 People)
Camping Grill
Click here to review our Camping/Beach
Gear Liability Form, Privacy
Policy and Refund/Deposit
Policy. You can complete this form when you pick up your rental
gear.
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