1/5 Chelsea W. 3 years ago on Google
WARNING:
this
is
not
a
quick
activity,
plan
to
wait
several
hours.
Covid
review:
I
visited
on
Saturday
12/12/20
and
read
the
instructions
on
https:/hanaumabaystatepark.com
prior
to
arrival.
Since
their
website
says
they
open
at
8am,
we
arrived
at
7:45am.
When
we
arrived
the
parking
lot
was
closed
but
the
staff
told
us
the
park
was
open
and
the
lot
was
closed
due
to
covid.
We
then
parked
half
a
mile
away
in
a
residential
neighborhood
and
joined
the
line
to
get
in
(around
75+)
standing
at
the
entrance
of
the
parking
lot.
Instead
of
letting
people
into
the
actual
parking
lot
where
we
could
appropriately
social
distance
and
be
in
the
shade,
the
kept
the
crowd
near
the
parking
lot
entrance
in
the
sun
for
over
an
hour.
What
made
the
experience
worse
was
they
would
randomly
let
in
3
or
4
cars
every
20
min
into
the
parking
lot.
This
was
at
random
because
there
were
not
any
cars
leaving,
meaning
these
lucky
few
got
to
skip
the
line
that
had
accumulated
(100+)
and
wait
in
the
shaded
parking
lot.
The
(100+)
people
that
were
roasting
in
the
sun
caught
on
and
tried
to
run
to
their
cars
and
get
in
when
they
randomly
let
a
few
in,
most
(including
my
husband)
were
unsuccessful
and
when
they
pulled
up
the
staff
said
only
3
at
a
time.
Once
we
made
it
past
the
line
at
the
entrance
of
the
parking
lot,
we
entered
a
new
line
in
the
actual
parking
lot,
which
they
moved
in
groups
of
30.
We
waited
here
for
45
minutes
because
they
were
letting
the
groups
who
had
driven
in
go
before
us
to
pay
and
watch
the
safety
video.
When
my
husband
asked
why
those
had
driven
in
got
to
go
first,
the
male
staff
member
told
us
it
"was
our
choice
to
walk
instead
of
drive"....
my
mind
was
completely
blown.
As
a
summary,
we
waited
close
to
3
hours
in
the
sun
to
get
in,
while
a
lucky
few
got
to
bypass
the
line
by
driving
in.
My
recommendation
is
to
wait
in
the
car
at
the
lookout
point
near
the
entrance
of
the
parking
lot
to
wait
until
the
staff
arbitrarily
let
in
a
few
cars.
While
the
snorkeling
here
was
amazing,
I
would
not
recommend
this
experience
until
online
booking
by
appointment
is
available.
Being
told
to
stand
in
line
in
large
groups
is
not
safe,
especially
when
the
staff
encourages
you
to
get
back
in
line
while
trying
to
socially
distance.
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