Best RV Parks near Kailua, HI

If you're looking for a place to park your RV near Kailua, look no further. Find the best sites near Kailua where you can park your RV with a scenic view. These scenic and easy-to-reach Kailua campsites are perfect for RV campers.

Best RV Sites Near Kailua, HI (4)

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    1. Namakanipaio Campground

    16 Reviews
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    42 Saves

    Nāmakanipaio Campground is located 31.5 miles south of Hilo on Highway-11 at 4,000' elevation. It is a large, open grassy area with tall eucalyptus and 'ōhi'a trees. This campground has restrooms, water, picnic tables and barbecue pits. Campfires are permitted in the barbeque pits only. If there are more than 2 people in your party, you can expand to 4 people per site with another tent. Maximum stay is 7 days.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    2. Ohia Hale

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    5 Saves

    As all the land here is born of lava, many moons ago this land began to host plants and critters. Long after, it was sculpted and a number of families and farmers have contributed to what we have today. An abundance of fruit and vegetables within sight of the ocean. Peaceful breezes and warming sun make for unparalleled tranquility. Today the land still gives back to its visitors. Come recharge.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Reservable
    • RVs
    • Tents
    • Standard (Tent/RV)
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    3. Hawaii Island's Best Campsite

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    11 Saves

    This epic property was built by a Dillingham daughter and her husband in the early 80's. Transformed into a bed & breakfast in the 90's it is now known as Hawaii Island Resort. This consecutive guest review award winning facility capitalized on the 2018 eruption by starting Hawaii Island Macadamia Nut Company. The orchard has been left alone for more than 20 years with only wild pigs and poultry to tend it. This remarkable property now boasts above organic macadamia nuts just beginning to reach global markets. You can buy cheaper macadamia nuts but you can't buy better nuts. We love to share our abundance with others and opening the property to travelers that love to camp seemed like a perfect addition to our current program. We have recently added glamping options, contact us for more information about that. We look forward to meeting you :) Please leave your pets at home when you visit, mahalo.

    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • RVs
    • Tents
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    4. The Hippocampus of Pueo Ridge

    2 Reviews
    45 Photos
    12 Saves

    Legend has it, Kohala (the first of the 6 volcanos on the Big Island of Hawaii) is home to King Kamehameha I & this was the stomping grounds of the Ali'i & the training grounds for their warriors. You can feel it when you walk into the forest & listen deeply & intuitively to the ancestors. It is truly an honor to be on this 'aina (land).

    Modern history: Up until 1984 this property was all avocado, Kukui & Ironwood land with the Kohala ditch running on the far south end. It wasn't until my current neighbor & sweet friend & her father bought the property & cleared away 160 Ironwoods to create a property that could be farmed & lived on. Then another couple bought the property in early 2000 and built it out with farm houses and gardens. Once they moved back to the mainland, this was home to the local skydive family where the pilots and instructors were housed. Finally, in 2021, Cirque-Girl Sequoia came in with a huge vision of a conscious community, learning and teaching alongside one another by way of events, projects, concerts, talks and certifications all the while farming and creating even bigger orchards to feed not just her community, but the community of Hawi and beyond. At this time, not only is it "hip" to farm and grow your own food, but it is crucial.

    Learn more about this land:

    Everybody comes to Hawaii and thinks beaches, surf & jungles but why not try a different side of Hawaii? The Ironwood Forests of Hawi are here you’ll find ios (Hawaiian Hawks) and Pueos (Hawaiian owls only found on the Big Island) as the ancestor's whispers run through the massive forest of Ironwood, Kukui Nut and Avocado in an ancient river bed of sugar plantation country.

    Deep in the heart of Hawaii’s only dormant volcano of Kohala, this was home to the most prestigious Ali’i (Hawaiian Royalty)and the training grounds of warriors. Here our farm sits on 10-acres with over 30 varieties of fruit trees a a view of the Big Blue (the ocean). We provide 3 platforms and 3 pine-needle-floor campsites to camp on, a center camp that has a kitchen, bathroom and shower plus a healing tent for you to meditate, do massage, practice Reiki, read or just plain have a beautiful discussion in. If you feel inclined to step out of the forest, you are welcome to use our communal eating area THE GROOVY GRINDS CAFE under the mango trees & we would love if you wanted to be a part of any of the events that we host here with our live-on conscious community. Things we do and can offer aerial, yoga and meditation classes, massage (ask hostess about booking a sesh), drum circles, inipi sweat lodges, bonfire nights, fire-dancing, community potluck dinners, mini-concerts, painting, planting & building projects and whatever we get called to do. ….and what's camping without a bonfire? We have two bonfire pits lower on the property that you can join in on if our community already has one going. (NO bonfires in the gulch please.)

    One of our biggest bragging rights is that we are utilizing the Homebiogas unit which turns your toilet waste and food compost into methane gas for cooking. Also ZERO WASTE since we offer a bidet hose at the toilet for washing oneself (no toilet paper needed, or bring your own) and the gray water from the shower and kitchen sink go into a plot of banana trees. So our bathroom, shower and cooking facility is completely self-sufficient! Please pack out what you pack in and you may distribute your trash at our garbage facility down below by to the main buildings.

    PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AFTER DARK AND PLEASE USE DIRECTIONS INCLUDED AND NOT GOOGLE MAPS! Must come up and not down Kahei Road or it will take you down a 4x4 road.

    And when it’s time to step out of the forest and out of Pueo Ridge, we are a 5-minute drive directly above the main center of town and 15 minutes to the famous Polalu Valley hike that runs deep in to the jagged switchbacks of the Northern coast. Our area also headlines in ADVENTURE with skydiving, zip-lining, hiking & forest adventures.

    Mahalo for reading!

    Book with The Dyrt but check out our Hipcamp listing to read reviews: https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US/hawaii/the-hippocampus/the-hippocampus-of-pueo-ridge

    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • RVs
    • Tents
    • Standard (Tent/RV)
    • Picnic Table

    $35 / night


Recent RV Reviews In Kailua

21 Reviews of 4 Kailua Campgrounds


  • Jennifer H.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Feb. 23, 2024

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Proximity to NP & Volcano house ++

    Roddy efficient grass sites - big enough for a couple or snag multiple for a family. Little cabins you can rent too. Bbq at each site l, mowed grass, bathrooms and sinks. Grab dinner at volcano house and have all day and night to explore the NP

  • Paul C.
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    Oct. 5, 2023

    Hawaii Island's Best Campsite

    Definitely one of the nicest campgrounds on the island.

    We really enjoyed swimming in the pool under the Easter Island statue. The facilities were great, and the host was welcoming. Thanks for letting us stay on your beautiful property.

  • Leslie Shanai M.
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    Jul. 28, 2023

    The Hippocampus of Pueo Ridge

    Iron woods, tucked in, private

    We were disappointed as the campground didn't actually come through with a couple of things promised. One is that yoga classes are NOT available for campers. Another is that you have to provide your own toilet paper plus take your trash off site: very tricky when you're a visitor from off Island. The sites for tents were well built, but on the small side, so we had to go into Mcgiver mode to make our 2 man backpacking tent secure. It's windy so that's a critical feature for this location. I think if they added tie on bars on the side of the platforms that would probably fix the issue. It's a beautiful & secluded site, but I'm not sure how much experience the host has with actual real camping.

  • Tom&Jennifer D.
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    Jan. 19, 2023

    Hawaii Island's Best Campsite

    A must visit . Don’t miss this place

    I found this listing on here but no way to book it instantly so I contacted the host directly . Kelly is super easy to communicate with and answers right away . The grounds for camping are on her resort property a couple acres behind it in fact , so there’s no visible building from tent sites . We absolutely loved the coqui singing at night and waking to an amazing array of bird’s singing. Kelly’s son Alex gives you a full walkthrough of the different types of tress to pick from , and a tour of the hotel property . There’s amazing facilities here including hot water in the showers. I can’t wait to come back here for a visit when we have more time !

  • Shari  G.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Apr. 26, 2022

    The Hippocampus of Pueo Ridge

    Quiet, Rustic, & Beautiful

    This is a lovely piece of property on the north side of the Big Island. The land owner runs a small yoga retreat center and offers this small camping area as an alternative lodging.  She is very sweet.  Overall, the camping area is a good start, but needs a bit of improvement to make it workable for more than 2 people.

    The approach to the camping area is through the retreat property and can be a bit slippery during the rainy season, so be careful with those rental cars, but ours made it up with a bit of luck. The campsites are down a short but steep walk from the ridgeline. There are 6 tent platforms which keep you level and off the ground, nice during any part of the year. We also saw a camper van parked up top, so that is an option if you are camping in a vehicle. 

    There is a very small kitchen area with running water and a biogas stove.  It's big enough for 1 person at a time to cook, not at all a group kitchen.  The biogas comes from the toilet digesting tank and is a pretty cool idea. When we were there the tank wasn’t producing enough so they also had some small propane canisters and a burner for our cooking. The toilet and shower were functioning, but were pretty basic with very cold water and an exposed roof. Don’t expect luxury here…as we said, it’s a good start. 

    The nearby town of Hawi, which is the turn around for the bike leg of the Ironman Triathlon, offers grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants and some amazing hiking areas along the north coast. It is a stunning area with lots of things to do. Since we were busy each day, we didn’t mind that our lodging was a little rough– all we needed was a flat place to pitch our tent and lay down for the night.

  • Aubrey G.
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    Jan. 30, 2022

    Hawaii Island's Best Campsite

    Beautiful little Mac Nut grove to pitch a tent!

    We were trying to camp at the black sand beach but it wasn't a very user friendly experience, so I hit up Hip Camp and found this spot! Like many other places on Big Island, it needs to offer a diverse number of things, so it's also part of the Hawaii Island Resort. Excellent hosting and easy to book. My only disappointment was that the pool was out of service. I chose this place over others for the pool. Oh well. Next time!!

  • Alejandro G.
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    Oct. 31, 2021

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Amazing Travel

    The campground was lovely. Great location, just down the road from Volcano House (where you go to check in). We stayed in a cabin and it was excellent. The doors have key cars swipe (don't forget your key, the doors lock automatically behind you!) The shower was good and even the complimentary shower gel in the women's shower was nice! Dinner at Volcano House was good. I only wish we had stayed more than one night to be able to explore the area more.

  • Karrieanne W.
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    Aug. 13, 2018

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Currently Closed

    Due to the draining of the Lava Lake and constant earthquakes in Volcanoes National Park, this area is closed. At this time it is uncertain that it will open again.

  • Karrieanne W.
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    Aug. 13, 2018

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Closed due to volcanic activity

    I love camping at this spot. Namakanipaio has wonderful views the Milky Way, and used to have a great view of the glowing lava lake. It was a short hike to Jagger Museum, that now is being consumed by the caldera. With daily earthquakes in the area, it is no longer safe. you can not even stop in the highway in that area. Hopefully it will open again in the future.

  • M
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    Jun. 16, 2018

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Colder than you think

    Awesome access to lots of trails and of course the volcano. Wouldn’t go right now with the eruptions but worth the visit in the future.

    Bring extra warm stuff; can get windy and quite chilly at night.

  • Kristen P.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Jun. 16, 2018

    Namakanipaio Campground

    10 miles from anything you are used to (except a bathroom 😂)

    This camping site is great! It’s 10 miles inside the volcanos national park. At the end of the drive there is parking for about 4 vehicles and a very clean and nice structure housing a pit toilet with paper. No running water, no fires allowed. Camping stoves ok. There are I believe 10-12 sites some right off the lot some farther out ours was up over a hill so you could not see any other sites or the lot from our location. There was a picnic table in each site. You pay at the gate (we got the year pass) and then $10 a night you put it in the bash box on site and put the receipt at your site if you happen to love for the day. We both tent camped and put up hammocks. You are in the shadow of Laura loa volcano and when we went you could see the glow of the main crater from our site however with the recent activity I am pretty sure the level may be too low now.

    We hikes for a half hour towards the crater glow in the night to get to a ridge to look out over the valley. The moon was bright enough you didn’t need flashlights. It’s very windy at night and the temp drops. I had a sleep mat in my hammock and slept in sweats with a blanket and Summer sleeping bag. Our hammocks were swaying in the wind all night.

    One of the best sites was the moon setting behind Mauna Loa just before sunrise and then watchingbehr sure from purple to pink to red as the sun came up from behind us and cast colors on her. A few miles farther on the drive you will reach a dead end with a pavilion and an incredible view of the Pacific.

    Its close enough to hilo we left our site for the day and went to the hilo parks to swim than did all of the volcano park activities in the early evening.

  • Tarah W.
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    Oct. 30, 2017

    Namakanipaio Campground

    A Volcano at Midnight

    Pretty epic experience sleeping so close to Pele. The best entrance to see the volcano at night is a bit of a drive/back ride but well worth it! Talk to locals in Pahoa and Keaau for tips on how to see the best views of the volcano. Cheap site about like $15 i believe.

  • Sharon N.
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    Sep. 8, 2017

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Walking distance to Volcano crater!

    A friend came to visit from off island and I had to take her to see Volcano National Park. We tent camped one night at this campground. It has toilets and a large pavilion, that we utilized to cook and eat under due to early morning rain. The night we stayed was verily quiet with not many other campers. I paid in the onsite dropbox with a check, but I am sure there is a way to probably pay online. Unfortunately there are no shower facilities.

    The all time highlight is that when it got dark we made the 15-20 minute hike up to the Jagger Museum overlook/observatory to see the glowing lava in the crater.

    The campground is technically outside of the national park and if you hike in there is no park fee.

  • Dave G.
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    Jun. 5, 2017

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Arrived and Left in Awe

    We were able to snag a walk up site right at check out time, which is when you should arrive if you want to camp here. The campground was full by dinner time. The huge upside of this campground is the proximity to the Jagger Museum and the inner caldera of the volcano. You can hike from the campground to the caldera overlook and if you get lucky with a cloudy night sky, you'll be treated to a fiery display with the volcano glow lighting up the sky. The only downside of this campground is that there are no showers for tent campers. Definitely not something that would prevent us from returning.

  • Elliott B.
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    Sep. 27, 2016

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Kind of a green desert...

    Nice, open sites with decent amenities. You don't really have a lot of privacy at all... but you should be off exploring the park! I say desert, because it can get so hot during the day and turn around and get really cold at night.

  • Jessica F.
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    Sep. 25, 2016

    Namakanipaio Campground

    No showers, unless you make friends with someone in a cabin

    I stayed here in spring of 2007, and was struck by how similar it was to Northern California, with the tall eucalyptus trees, and cute little cabins.

    The camping bathroom didn't have showers, but the communal bathroom for the cabins did, and a sympathetic cabin renter let me into that bathroom. (I'm a bike tourist, so I really need the shower.)

    I spent two nights here, because the second day I went for the dusk hike among the lava fields. Note to bikers, make friends with someone at the bottom who can drive you up, because it is a big climb not to be biked up in the dark.

    There was a pavilion with a stone fireplace that was very attractive for groups.

  • Eric N.
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    Aug. 23, 2016

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Volcanoes NP

    Very quiet location with nearby access to incredible hiking. The higher altitude kept the temperatures in the low 60's and perfect for sleeping. Not very many campers so it was a peaceful evening.

  • Christy K.
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    Jul. 25, 2015

    Namakanipaio Campground

    Nice grassy open area and very clean

    We stayed here Thanksgiving night prior to spending a day in Volcanoes national park. Given the holiday, everything was closed in town so make sure you bring some food and supplies. It was also pretty quiet and felt very safe.

    In the middle of the night we woke up to RAIN! And if anyone knows rain in Hawaii is HARD - so make sure you are prepared if you decide to camp in Hawaii.

    This is a great way to be close to the volcano park to get an early start.

    There is a paystation on site and restrooms, firepits and picnic tables.



Guide to Kailua

Camping near Kailua, Hawaii, offers a unique blend of stunning landscapes and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking for a family-friendly spot or a secluded getaway, there are plenty of campgrounds to explore.

What to do:

  • Hiking: There are many trails nearby, including the Kalopa Nature Trail, which is easy and takes you through beautiful greenery. One camper mentioned, "The Kalopa State Rec Area park/beach is one of my favorites. It has such a jungle feel to it."
  • Snorkeling: Head to Punalu`u Beach Park for some of the best snorkeling. A family shared, "We had some of the best snorkeling we have ever had, here. We saw turtles, tons of fish, and 1 shark!!"
  • Exploring Volcanoes National Park: Camping at Nāmakanipaio Campground gives you easy access to the park. One visitor said, "Great access to the beach, a beautiful warm beach, nice hike access."

What campers like:

  • Scenic Views: Campers rave about the beautiful surroundings. One reviewer at Kalopa State Rec Area said, "The native plants in the area are beautiful, there is even a small gated garden with all the native plants inside labeled."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Many families enjoy Spencer Beach Park. A parent noted, "Kids really enjoyed this location and we had no issues staying."
  • Clean Facilities: Campgrounds like Punalu`u Beach Park are well-maintained. One camper mentioned, "The beach was clean, they had garbage cans along the whole beach and seemed like people were actually using them."

What you should know:

  • No Alcohol Allowed: Many campgrounds, including Nāmakanipaio Campground, have strict no alcohol policies. A reviewer pointed out, "This site is AWESOME!" but noted the rules.
  • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Kulanaokuaiki, are primitive with no drinking water or showers. A visitor advised, "Make sure and bring lots of water (you'll want it)."
  • Crowded During Peak Times: Popular spots like Spencer Beach Park can get busy. One camper said, "It always seems to be packed out and the crowd has been a little rough every time I've been."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places like Spencer Beach Park that offer amenities like picnic tables and bathrooms. A parent shared, "This is such a serene park, lots of parking, trails to hike up to the heiau."
  • Plan Activities: Make sure to have a mix of activities. One family enjoyed hiking in the morning and relaxing on the beach later, saying, "We pretty much just sat our bums in the sand and water the rest of the day."
  • Bring Snacks and Drinks: Keep everyone happy with snacks. A camper at Kalopa State Rec Area mentioned grabbing groceries nearby for meals.

Tips from RVers:

  • Check for Hookups: If you need electric hookups, make sure to choose campgrounds like Nāmakanipaio Campground that offer them. One reviewer noted, "Roddy efficient grass sites - big enough for a couple or snag multiple for a family."
  • Be Prepared for Crowds: Popular RV spots can fill up quickly. A visitor at Punalu`u Beach Park said, "This beach Park is close to the town, which makes it nice for food."
  • Explore Nearby Attractions: Take advantage of the location. One camper mentioned, "We also went down to the beach that isn't far away. Drove about 15 minutes to reach the beach."

Camping near Kailua, Hawaii, is a fantastic way to enjoy the great outdoors, with plenty of options for families and solo adventurers alike.

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    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near Kailua, HI is Namakanipaio Campground with a 4.4-star rating from 16 reviews.

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