The 8 Dog-Friendly Parks in Hawaii

Every one of these 8 parks in Hawaii is listed as allowing dogs, ranked by visitor ratings.

Waimea Bay Beach Park in Haleiwa leads, with 4.8 stars from 6,664 reviews; Round Top Forest Reserve in Honolulu follows at 4.8. The list spans 4 cities, including Haleiwa, Honolulu, Kailua and Lihue.

Between them they carry 8,851 Google reviews and average 4.4 stars. We weigh a rating by how many people left it, so a place with a handful of five-star reviews does not leapfrog one that thousands have rated nearly as well.

  1. Waimea Bay Beach Park

    1.Waimea Bay Beach Park

    4.8 · 6,664 reviews · Haleiwa

    The top pick in Haleiwa, holding 4.8 stars across 6,664 reviews. Good for kids and parking on site.

  2. 2.Round Top Forest Reserve

    4.8 · 1,176 reviews · Honolulu

    4.8 stars from 1,176 reviews in Honolulu, one of the most reviewed on this list. Good for kids and parking on site.

  3. 3.Kawainui Marsh Bike Trail

    4.6 · 207 reviews · Kailua

    Rated 4.6 from 207 reviews in Kailua. Good for kids and parking on site.

  4. Nāwiliwili Park

    4.Nāwiliwili Park

    4.4 · 286 reviews · Lihue

    Rated 4.4 from 286 reviews in Lihue. Good for kids. Open around the clock.

  5. 5.Enchanted Lake Community Park

    4.4 · 100 reviews · Kailua

    Rated 4.4 from 100 reviews in Kailua. Good for kids and parking on site.

  6. Fort Ruger Park

    6.Fort Ruger Park

    4.3 · 209 reviews · Honolulu

    Rated 4.3 from 209 reviews in Honolulu. Good for kids and parking on site.

  7. 7.Ala Wai Neighborhood Park

    4.3 · 109 reviews · Honolulu

    Rated 4.3 from 109 reviews in Honolulu. Good for kids.

  8. 8.Mōʻiliʻili Neighborhood Park

    3.5 · 100 reviews · Honolulu

    Rated 3.5 from 100 reviews in Honolulu. Good for kids.

Common questions

What is the best dog-friendly park in Hawaii?

Waimea Bay Beach Park in Haleiwa ranks first, with 4.8 out of 5 stars from 6,664 Google reviews.

Which city in Hawaii has the most top-rated parks?

Honolulu has 4 of the 8 parks on this list.

Which parks in Hawaii are good for kids?

Waimea Bay Beach Park, Round Top Forest Reserve, Kawainui Marsh Bike Trail, Nāwiliwili Park and Enchanted Lake Community Park, among others, are flagged as family-friendly.

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Rankings come from Google ratings and review counts, and refresh whenever the AllParx directory is updated. Conditions and hours change, so check a place's page before you travel.

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