YMCA Camp Keʻanae

The Road to Hana


This bluff-top YMCA with gorgeous coastal views has many options, from tent camping and hostel-style cabin dorms (no linen) to a four-person suite (linen provided) and an oceanview cottage (linen provided). However, it books up with groups, so drop-in availability is rare. Make a reservation. Cottages and suites have a cleaning fee of $75 to $100, plus a two-night minimum stay.

The camp is between the 16- and 17-mile markers.

For the cabins you’ll need a sleeping bag and towels, and cooking facilities are limited to simple outdoor grills on the grounds. A new King's Suite, built with chaperones in mind, sleeps four. You can also pitch a tent on the grounds. The great surprise is the duplex cottage down below. It's in much better shape and has spectacular ocean views. Each apartment in the cottage has two bedrooms and a refrigerator, microwave and lanai.


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Nearby The Road to Hana attractions

1. Keʻanae Peninsula Lookout

0.17 MILES

For a superb bird’s-eye view of the lowland peninsula and village, including the patchwork taro fed by Keʻanae Stream, stop at the paved pull-off just…

2. Ching’s Pond

0.22 MILES

The stream that feeds Keʻanae Peninsula pauses to create a couple of swimming holes just below the bridge, 0.9 miles after the 16-mile marker. If you pull…

3. Keʻanae Congregational Church

0.27 MILES

Surrounded by palm trees, and marking the heart of the village, is this church built in 1860. Enter over the steps of the adjacent cottage. The church is…

4. Keʻanae Park

0.34 MILES

Keʻanae Park is a large green space opposite the scenic coastline of jagged black lava and hypnotic white-capped waves. Forget swimming, as the water is…

5. Keʻanae Peninsula

0.41 MILES

This rare slice of ‘Old Hawaii,’ home to an 1860s church and a wild lava coast, is reached by taking Keʻanae Rd on the makai (seaward) side of the…

6. Kalaloa Point

0.94 MILES

For a fascinating view of the coast, stop at the pull-off on the ocean side of the highway, 0.6 miles past the 14-mile marker. From the point you can look…

7. Honomanu Park

1.13 MILES

Honomanu Bay’s rocky black-sand beach is usually empty or being used by local surfers and fishers. Surfable waves form during big swells, but the rocky…

8. Kaumahina State Wayside Park

1.59 MILES

Clean restrooms and a grassy lawn with picnic tables make this roadside park a family-friendly stop. The park comes up 350yd after the 12-mile marker…