Fort DeRussy Beach()

Fort DeRussy Beach Park offers many amenities including lifeguards, grassy areas, watersporting equipment rental facilities, restrooms, showers, nearby concession stands, and picnic areas. The park also offers access to people with disabilities. Dogs on leash are allowed in Fort DeRussy Beach Park below the high tide line. 

Fort DeRussy Beach Park offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, wildlife watching, volleyball, fishing, swimming, surfing, kitesurfing, paddle boarding, windsurfing, kitesurfing, skimboarding, bodyboarding, kayaking, canoeing, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, and boating. The water near Fort DeRussy Beach Park occasionally offers fun surfing waves. However, if you are planning to enter the water near Fort DeRussy Beach Park, we recommend being careful as the water here is known to have dangerous and unpredictable rip currents. In addition, the water near the beach in Fort DeRussy Beach Park can be colder than beaches present to its north-west including Duke Kahanamoku Beach. Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near Fort DeRussy Beach Park including sea turtles, migrating whales, and many kinds of fish. If you like birdwatching, you can view many kinds of birds around Fort DeRussy Beach Park including parakeets and egrets. If you are planning to fish in the water near Fort DeRussy Beach Park, we recommend following the local fishing regulations.

The U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii is also present in Fort DeRussy Beach Park - this museum is set inside a coastal artillery battery named Fort Randolph and it has many interesting military-related memorabilia and artifacts including armor pieces from World War Two and an AH-1 Cobra helicopter. This museum also offers interesting exhibits that offer a unique insight into the military history of Hawaii and The United States

Getting to Fort DeRussy Beach Park is easy - the park is located near 2055 Kalia Road and paid parking lots are also present near the park. You can also park at the paid and free parking lots at Ala Wai Boat Harbor (present near 1651 Ala Moana Boulevard) - you can easily walk to Fort DeRussy Beach Park from the harbor.

There are many attractions near Fort DeRussy Beach Park.  Ala Wai Community Park is a recreational park which is present along the banks of the Ala Wai Canal.  The park has many amenities including a playground, sitting areas, grassy areas, exercise areas, picnic areas, restrooms, and showers - this park also offers many fun activities including softball, kayaking, canoeing, soccer, jogging, biking, and baseball.   Aloha Tower is an immensely popular tower that is ten stories tall and it was initially built as a lighthouse tower in the 1920s.  This beautiful tower is built in the Hawaiian-Gothic architectural style and its tenth floor has an observation deck that offers visitors an amazing view of the Oahu shoreline.  The area around this tower has the Aloha Tower Marketplace that offers many fun restaurants and shopping stores.  Lucoral Museum offers a unique insight into Hawaii’s natural and geological history and it also has a vast collection of rocks, fossils, precious stones, and sculptures.  The museum also offers interesting jewellery making workshops on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  If you are looking for another attraction near Fort DeRussy Beach Park, ‘Iolani Palace is a National Historic Landmark and it is the only official state residence of royalty in the United States - this beautiful 19th century palace has unique European architectural influences.  The palace offers a unique insight into the history of Hawaii and it also has regalia belonging to Hawaiian nobility - you can explore the palace’s premises through guided and self guided tours.   

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Fort DeRussy Beach Park.  Roy's® Waikiki is an upscale restaurant that was founded by renowned chef  Roy Yamaguchi and it offers amazing fusion dishes with Californian, Asian, and local Hawaiian culinary influences.  As another upscale option, The Yard House offers outstanding dishes with innovative culinary influences including seafood, steaks, poultry dishes, noodles, pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads, and tacos.  Duke’s Waikiki is a popular restaurant which is named after the legendary surfer Duke Kahanamoku  and serves amazing dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner including pupu platters, eggs, granola, steaks, seafood, pork chops, salads, tacos, sandwiches, burgers, and poultry dishes - many of the restaurant’s dishes exhibit local Hawaiian and international culinary influences.  If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Fort DeRussy Beach Park, Mami’s Empanadas serves delicious Latin American dishes including choripan and empanadas.  Another modestly priced restaurant near Fort DeRussY Beach Park is Steak Shack that offers many delicious steak and chicken platters.

If you are looking for a hotel near Fort DeRussy Beach Park, there are many great nearby options. The 5-Star Espacio The Jewel of Waikiki offers many amenities including a Japanese-French restaurant, a spa, an infinity pool, a rooftop area, a sundeck, a barbecue, complimentary car loaner facilities (subject to availability), and airport transfer facility. As another upscale hotel, the 4-Star Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikiki Beach Walk offers many amenities including a 24-hour fitness center, a pool with a sundeck, yoga classes, complimentary breakfast, and daily evening poolside reception with light appetizers and drinks. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Courtyard By Marriott Waikiki Beach which offers many amenities including a tropical landscaped pool, a saltwater pool, a gym, a spa, a bar, and a restaurant. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Fort DeRussy Beach Park, the 2-Star Royal Grove Waikiki offers many amenities including a courtyard swimming pool with chairs, a reading area, card tables, a nearby Korean Barbeque restaurant, a nearby Japanese sushi bar, and a nearby health-food shop.