Ka'anapali Beach and Black Rock Beach, Maui

Ka'anapali Beach and Black Rock Beach are must visit Beaches in Maui.

Going from Black Rock Beach to the end of Ka'anapali Beach at Hanakao'o Park is about 1.4 miles long.

Ka'anapali Beach has amazing hotels all the way down with beautiful palm trees and really soft sand.

Ka'anapali Beach is located up on the northwest side of Maui.

We parked at the Whalers Village Parking Garage. It costs $4 per 30 minutes. We loved parking here because Whalers Village has great shopping and great restaurants. There's also direct access to the beach.

When you pull in, you get a parking ticket. You'll want to take that ticket with you. If you purchase anything while shopping, you can get the store to validate your parking for up to 2 hours. You'll pay for your parking at a kiosk before leaving the parking garage.

After parking, we walked across the crosswalk and through the shopping center to go to the beach. We decided to go snorkeling first down at Black Rock and enjoy the beach and then go shopping and eating out.

We walked out of Whalers Village and headed to the right or north along the beach up to Black Rock. Black Rock sits at the very north end of Ka'anapali Beach and has the Sheraton Maui Resort and Spa right behind it.

We laid out our towels and got our snorkeling gear and got into the water to start exploring. We saw sea turtles and all sorts of fish.

After snorkeling we got out and laid out on the beach letting the sun dry us off. We had such a good time and had built up an appetite so we walked back to Whalers Village and got some delicious Mexican food. After eating we did some shopping too.

Overall, we had a great time exploring the beach, snorkeling, shopping, and eating out at Ka'anapali Beach, Black Rock, and at Whalers Village. We would highly recommend going here on your next trip to Maui.

Whalers Village for access to Ka'anapali Beach and Black Rock Beach, Maui Map:

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Whalers Village Parking Lot Fees:

$4 per half hour. If you purchase anything while shopping, you can get the store to validate your parking for up to 2 hours.

Total cost: We stayed for 3 hours and paid $24 for 3 hours of parking.

These are the checklist items I recommend:

• Bring money to pay for parking
• Bring money to go shopping at Whalers Village and to go out to eat.
• Bring a plenty of water and some snacks for after snorkeling.
• Bring a hat to keep the sun off of your face.
• Bring reef-safe sunscreen
• Bring a beach towel and beach chair
• Bring your own snorkeling gear