Parking at Lanikai Beach starts free, with lots from $1.50/hr. Compare 4 nearby lots and garages by price, walking distance and how full each one is right now, plus metered street parking. Lot locations, rates and hours are real and geocoded. Tap a pin for driving directions.
4 lots · 290 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
60 metered spaces · Free (1hr limit) · Mokulua Dr & Aalapapa Dr — very limited; fills before 8 AM on weekends. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
Lanikai has no dedicated public parking lot.
The 6 beach access paths (public right-of-ways) open off Mokulua Dr.
Arrive before 7 AM on weekends or park at Kailua Beach Park (10-min walk).
A few metered spots on Aalapapa Dr are the best bet for late arrivals.
Parking at Lanikai Beach starts free, with lots from $1.50/hr. The cheapest paid lot is Aalapapa Dr Metered Spots at $1.50/hr.
Yes. Lanikai Beach has free parking at Mokulua Drive Street Parking, Kailua Beach Park (overflow), Kailua Town Lot (remote). Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Lanikai Beach has 4 lots within walking distance; the largest is Kailua Beach Park (overflow) (140 spaces). The lots nearest the sand fill first, so the ones a block or two back usually have room. Use the live map above to compare walking distance and how full each lot is right now.
On warm, sunny weekend days the closest Lanikai Beach lots fill by mid-morning. Arrive before 10 AM or after 4 PM for the easiest parking, and scrub the time slider on the map above for the crowd estimate hour by hour.
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Lot locations, counts, rates and hours are real, geocoded from each address. No live space-count feed is published, so availability is estimated from typical beach crowds and today’s weather. Your location is used only in your browser to sort by distance.
Main parking at Lanikai Beach: Mokulua Drive Street Parking (Free (1hr)) and Kailua Beach Park (overflow) (Free), plus street parking at Free (1hr limit). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.