Camp Mokuleia

Chaperone for a group of high school students and stayed for a week. Food was great, hosts were kind, and for the money the place was good. It was about a step above roughing it in the cabins. I recommend that you bring a fan if you come in warmer months and if you have a bad back the bunk beds probably not the best. But as a young teacher with high schoolers this place was fine. These California kids freaked our about the baby roaches at the beginning but after a day they were non existent and the girls mustered up the courage to kill them. We only partook in kayaking and the blind obstacle course while we were here.

The location and setting is fine, the cabin is what it is-​just don’t expect anything more than the bare basics.
Except…this time we burnt a citronella candle the first night and didn’t have one the second night. The kids and a couple adults got some sort of bites (including the puppy that came to visit for a couple hours).
Would I go back? Maybe-​if they could tell me that the bug problem has been taken care of or maybe just bring more citronella candles. :)

Camp Mokuleia is located North Shore side, right across from Skydive Hawaii.
My group and I had a horrible experience working with this camp. We came here to stay for the weekend and to host an event on the property.
The camp itself is beautiful, you can’t complain when you wake up next to the beach every day. HOWEVER, Camp Mokuleia is a HORRIBLE place to host an event at.
Strike 1 — Poor Communication.
We were in communication with Camp Mokuleia for months. And we even had a walk thru to confirm certain details. However the week of our event, they basically changed everything on us and took back things they said we could do.
Strike 2 — Meal Time.
What is up with meal time? Why during the entire planning process of our event was the strictness of meal time not explained? Basically the moment they ring the bell we had only 45 minutes to get food. Then after the 45 minutes were up, they would take the food away. From there, you only have 15 minutes to return all the dishware. A very strict hour is allowed. No flexibility.
Strike 3 — Facility.
Every day we were here, something went wrong. I would have to say the two big issues was we discovered that one of the group cabins we rented had no hot water and that sparks came out of the wall outlet and fried someone’s laptop battery. And on a side note. There was HUGE spiders in the showers =_​_​_​_​= and not like 1 or 2 of them. There was about 10!!! TT_​_​_​_​_​TT“
Strike 4 — The Gate.
Camp Mokuleia leaves the front gate open all day. However, when night comes they keep the gate closed. On the first day they provided us a code to open the gate to let guest come and go. However, the code provided did not work and guest were stranded with their cars outside late at night. They were forced to park their cars outside till the next day. Thankfully there were no break-​ins or damages to the cars left out on the street.

One star for the beautiful location and beach front rooms, and for friendly reservation staff. But my group and I had a terrible experience at Camp Mokuleia. It may be a good place for small group gatherings or personal staycation, but it is not recommended for bigger groups. We started planning for our dance festival there in February this year, 8 months before the actual festival. Through out the months, different information was given to us by different people. And while they were flexible with refunding us a portion of our money, we still ended up spending unnecessary $ because of the different information given to us in the beginning. Meals are also extremely expensive considering what is provided, and their meal times are very strict, and meal time rules weren’t explained to us until when we got there. It put quite a bit of stress to try to reschedule our activities to accommodate meal time for our group and other groups, despite the fact we paid to rent out the dining hall all day. There just seems to be a lot of miscommunication and «assumed» communication from the staff, and all of their rules and the iron fist ruling on meal time truly put a damper on our festival.
Rules and miscommunication aside, we didn’t have hot water in the group cabins we rented the first night. The second day, sparks came out of an electrical outlet when one of our guests tried to charge his phone on a dual port charger that he has used while traveling all over the world. The serge luckily only damaged the charger, but it shut down electricity of the entire room. We reported the problem yet the same night, sparks came flying again when our staff member plugged in her laptop charger. It short-​circuited her laptop. When we reported both cases, we were told the camp electrical work was certified by their electrician, and the staff had no idea what was going on. The on site emergency staff gave us 3 serge protectors to use for over 20 guests (LMAO) so needless to say, nobody charged their electronics that night because what were we going to do? Huddle together all night to share serge protectors?
Also, the gate code they provided for us didn’t work at all. Which resulted in our guests being stuck outside of the gate after hours and having to park illegally on the street. When we reported this to the camp, we were met with «we have no idea what happened.» OMG.
Upon checking out of the camp, I was told that some sort of compensation would be arranged. Yet when I called, I was told their electrical work is fine and it was probably something we plugged in. Really? A dual port charger and a laptop charger? I had to FIGHT to get the one room refunded (our guest checked out early because he didn’t have electricity in his room). I wanted to ask for more reimbursement because of the inconvenience their electrical problems caused, but it had become such a fight just to ask for one room refunded. I was even asked rudely «what do you want?» Not «how can we resolve your frustration?» They eventually agreed to refund the $ for one night as well as $ for the group cabins due to lack of hot water. But I will never put myself in such a stressful situation again, or putting our staff’s safety and property at risk by staying at Camp Mokuleia again.
To myself and our guests, they are lucky nobody got electrocuted and nothing was set on fire because of their electrical problems. They were also lucky the cars weren’t towed or broken into by having to park outside of camp property.
For such a beautiful place with probably one of the best camp facilities on the island, it’s a shame that safety and professionalism aren’t met. The camp still believes there is nothing wrong with their electrical work– good luck to all future campers. But they really should get another electrician to access the situation and avoid potentially serious damage in the future.

During our two week stay in Hawaii we camped at four different campgrounds. Camp Mokuleia was by far our favorite. This place is sparsely populated by other campers so we had the pristine beach to ourselves almost the entire time. The only other people we saw while there were the kids staying at the summer camp that is located there as well, and the camp counselors. They did not bother us at all though, for they stayed in a different area of the property where the kids camp buildings are located. There are two showers and two toilets, as well as plenty of campsite sinks around the property.
Major plus of this beautiful campground… NO HOMELESS PEOPLE wondering the campsites after dark, which you will find at almost all other campground on Oahu. Which can be unnerving when you are camping in pitch black campgrounds (after dark). Another major plus to this campground is… drumroll please… SEA TURTLE SANCTUARY! The beach here is miles long, very clean, and very not crowded. The waters are clear and there are several amazing swimming spots along the beach without many waves or rocks. We saw at least 20 sea turtles during our three day stay here. They swim near the shore and you don’t even need to go swimming to see them swimming around near this shoreline.
Also, if you walk north along the sand near sunset you can find beautiful spots to sit and watch the sunsets. The town of Haleiwa is only ¹⁵⁄₂₀ minutes down the road from this campground so you can go there for dinner or for buying supplies easily.
OVER ALL BEST CAMPING ON OAHU. thank you Camp Mokuleia for an amazing experience.

I just spent a glorious weekend at Camp Mokuleia. This was my third year there. My review is for the cabins and the food. The cabins sleep around 14 – 22 people depending on the size. There are bedrooms with bunk beds and a common room with more bunks, a sink, mini fridge and small table/​chairs. The bathroom is large and the showers have hot water! The bunks are just your basic wooden bunks with a thin pad but they are comfortable after a long day and they have a full wrap around rail on the top making it safe for younger children. Our church orders meals from the dining hall and they are always delicious. Breakfast is rice, eggs, meat (I’ve seen bacon, link sausage, Portuguese sausage, little smokies), oatmeal, and fresh fruit. There is coffee and water. An example of lunch is spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread, and a salad bar. The food is very good and the staff is friendly. But really the main draw to the camp is the setting. The grounds are spectacular. The beach is truly God’s country. We saw a turtle just hanging out in the sand on our last morning and many more turtles in the water. The beach is rocky in spots but there are a few sandy area and its gentle and safe for children. There is also a tide pool area. Lots of shade on the ground and benches to look out and reflect. The gate to the camp is locked making your car a little more secure. Going to camp is something I look forward to every year and the owners doing an excellent job maintaining and running the facilities.

This review is for the tent camping.
The place is nice but the problem is that the restrooms are far from the area and pretty dark. Trees makes the place cooler but the beach by the area are rocky. The camp fire is pretty much pricey, $ 50 per night.
May I add that the staff should be more customer service oriented. Since day 1, dealing with the staff is so frustrating. It came to a point that I wanted to cancel the reservation. Luckily, I had a great/​fun group that made this experience a memorable one.
Are we going back? Probably not in the near future. Hopefully by the time we go back, they have new set of staff that are more professional and easy to talk with.

Camp Mokulē’ia was definitely a great time and a great place to camp. Really is a calm, relaxed place, and you can definitely feel the mana all around, especially at night. We were greeted with pleasant faces and lead to our campsite. There were picnic tables, trees far enough apart/​together to hang a laundry line, and far enough away from other campers to enjoy our private times together. We were located right next to the ocean, so you could hear the waves crashing at shore at night while we fell asleep. We were located relatively close to the bathrooms with two toilets, two hot showers, and two sinks. Our campsite also had a sink that we could use to wash hands/​dishes. I thought there would be workers walking around making sure we were following the rules, but no one bothered us. It was a quiet place. From the beach, you are able to watch both the sunrise in the east and the sunset in the west. Such an amazing view! There is also a basketball court and pool (that was closed for maintenance while we were there). Outside of the dining hall there are electrical outlets where you can recharge your phone which was a huge plus.
The only downside that truly bugged me (literally) were the amount of flies littered throughout the entire campsite. There were flies surrounding us all day. I wish I knew about the flies so we could have brought things that would prevent the flies from being around us constantly. There were also a large amount of chickens/​roosters that were spread throughout the camp. The feral fowl were a concern to me because they were constantly walking through our campsite scavenging for food, and the roosters would crow during the day and early into the morning (quite unpleasant), & you never know how safe it is to be around feral fowl… I know that feral chickens are a huge problem on O’ahu but I feel as though it is the campsite’s responsibility to ensure that the campsites are feral fowl free because I am sure that there are steps that they can take to get rid of them.
All in all, if you are prepared to camp, you will surely have a great time and have fond memories :)

We had our Church retreat here last weekend (Episcopal), and it was AWESOME! There is such a deep sense of spirit on these grounds, the mana is powerful. The staff is terrific. The grounds were clean, with great accessible showers and bathrooms for the campgrounds. We really liked the fact that they have added more sinks to the campground area. We brought out our own fire pit, and they had wood for us to use. The lodge rooms have been upgraded, and are a lot better than in the past. New furniture in the main area of the lodge. The chapel has been refurbished, with the beautiful ohia floors being redone. The beach, as always is wonderful, great swimming in front of the lodge, and snorkeling in front of the campgrounds. The honu seem to come in close when you talk on the beach. Even they are hospitable! Take advantage of this place everyone! I highly recommend it to other churches in the diocese. Even those who were hesitant to come out ended up loving it!

Great place to camp. All the necessities are there. Warm showers, sinks, picnic tables, garbage cans, it’s clean, parking is secure, etc. And it’s all right on the beach! Swimming and snorkeling out front.

Camp Mokuleia is on Farrington Highway west of Haleiwa on the northwest side of Oahu. The setting is on the beach with tent camping among the ironwood trees. Camp sites cost $ 18. Per person per night.
Shelley took my reservation and was very helpful with my booking and directions. Mahalo Shelley!
They have toilets and warm water showers by the parking lot. They advertise breakfast at 8 AM for $ 10. Which is a lot and I missed it. I don’t think they actually do it every day. It was very empty and quiet. Two couples brought camper vans.
If you don’t have a car it is a long way from Haleiwa, which is serviced by TheBus, Honolulu’s public transit. If you arrive in Haleiwa in daytime you can hitch hike, at night you may to walk. And it is a long walk! I think it is 4 or 5 miles. Once there it is easy to connect with fellow campers for rides to Haleiwa or even town (Honolulu) or Waikiki.
Haleiwa has lots of restaurants as you see here on Unilocal,including McDonalds which has free wi-​fi.
The area is a very nice break from the bustle of Waikiki.
There is a public beach access about one mile east of the camp, which took me a half hour walk to reach along the Farrington Highway. The beach has a naturist section at the EAST end of the beach, right side as you face the ocean. The beach at the camp is not accessible to the public.

Here to give a talk and the accommodations are clean, but very sparse and not quite super well kept up.
It is cold here right now in April and very windy which made going swimming not pleasant.
It is beautiful and I got watch a whale breach from my window and that made it perfect! Plus being lulled to sleep by the waves is very soothing. Wish I’d stayed more than only one night.

Our church group went this weekend. I did read the reviews ahead of time, and I was pleasantly surprised. I always am after reading a bad review. The cabins were rustic but perfect for tentless camping with toilets, hot showers, lights, electricity and a mini-​fridge under the same roof. Some people stayed in the lodgehouse which had nice private and clean rooms. Parking was convenient. The area was secure and well lit around the buildings. The food they provided was generous and decent. I give them 5 stars because you get what you pay for. For those complainers with nice cars and gourmet palates, go to Turtle Bay and spend $ 500 a day OR for tenters, go get the city permit for $ 12 — 1month to 1year in advance. My whole group and I were happy.

Went there when I was younger and enjoyed it so when our company wanted to hold a retreat, I suggested the location. BAD idea. Okay, before I submit my review, I just want to mention that the people running the camp are nice. What made the experience such a horror is that I was dealing with three different people giving me three different sets of info. And they made it seem like I was the one giving them wrong information. It frustrated me to the point where I wanted to just cancel the reservation and pay the termination fee. But we had already planned out the retreat for 45 on our staff so that wasn’t an option. What ended up happening was that they double booked us in one of the facilities so we had to move out of there mid-​retreat. AND they had the nerve to ask us if we could help them out by checking out of our rooms earlier than our reservation ended because they wanted to make room for the next group. SERIOUSLY??? Anyway, go at your own risk. It’s such a nice place but dealing with the people there (again, they are nice) is definitely NOT worth it.

A beautiful property, with a private beach and a gate that locks at night, plus they have security patrolling the grounds in the evenings through the night. Great staff with tons of aloha, and super cheap prices!

For 18 bucks per adult and 10 per child under 10 you will get a campsite with no electricity, no grill, navy showers (push button faucets, and have to pay to rent a grill. Plus only 1 fire ring for the whole camp (no ground fires allowed) of which you have to pay to use. Oh and you are not allowed to go to the other side of the camp where they usually have church groups. This is the side where there is a swimming pool and basketball court. Also no alcohol, not smoking. Not coming back