Green Sand Beach

[KevinB]

Has anyone ever driven to Green Sand Beach past South Point ? I will have a Jeep and was wondering how bad the road is, any ideas ? Thanks !

KB

 

[ocdb8r]

You'll be fine in a 4wd Jeep. It's bumpy and you need to pay attention to the larger holes in the dirt road, but it's not that bad. You'll see the locals driving on it back and forth in little pickups, toting tourists for $5...

 

[KevinB]

Excellent, Thank You ! That's what I was hoping to hear, I drive a 4x4 everyday. I'll be watching for the holes !

KB

 

[DaveNV]

You'll want to be sure the rental Jeep is actually a 4WD. Many are only 2WD these days.

Dave

 

[KevinB]

Thanks Dave I'll look into that.

KB

 

[daventrina]

You'll want to be sure the rental Jeep is actually a 4WD. Many are only 2WD these days.

Dave

A Wrangler is best...

 

[KevinB]

I have Jeeps reserved on both Maui and The Big Island (Alamo) so I'm hoping its passable. I've taken Those Jeeps on a ton of dirt roads on Maui and Kauai over the years so I'm hopeful ! Thanks

KB

 

[Craigvince]

And don't torture anyone by making them ride in the back seat. It's a very rough ride and you'll throw out your rear passengers, even in a hard-top Jeep.
That said, it's worth the drive. We were the only ones down there and it was beautiful!

 

[daventrina]

Looks funny having our Swiss Mountain Village on your signature Enjoy her ... we did.

... It's a very rough ride ...

I don't remember it being that rough (but did have to go SLOW in a number of places)... not like this road to a west side beach.

hi06721 162 by dntanderson, on Flickr
Big Island Revealed says this is a "very nasty 4x4 road" While we didn't think it was very nasty ... for someone that hasn't done it before ... it could get you in trouble ...

The secret is to use a low gear and let her crawl over the stuff.

As long as you're there ... the county road in Waipio Valley was a lot of fun...

P7170832 by dntanderson, on Flickr

 

[daventrina]

Here is one of the sights along the way...

q7240168y by dntanderson, on Flickr

Guess I haven't loaded all the photos from that day. Probably have more of the area if anyone is interested.

 

[daventrina]

Also along the way...
Road to the Sea....

P7240137y by dntanderson, on Flickr
14 slow miles ... Unless Trina's driving... Then it's fast but bumpy...

But the view at the end is nice....

P7240189 by dntanderson, on Flickr

 

[daventrina]

A Wrangler is best...

Here is part of the road to the green beach....

q7240175 by dntanderson, on Flickr