Alan Davis

Park in the same lot as you would for the Makapuu light house hike, then take the trail to the right. After an easy 20 mins, you’ll emerge to a serene little beach that makes you feel like you’re on your own private island. Small shallow swimming space and lots of tide pools. Usually a bunch of teens who jump off planks into the water, enjoying the Hawaii sun.

After taking a good and restful nap, my auntie and her friend took me to go to Alan Davis Plank at Waimanalo. We drove through beautiful scenic spots and mountains. When we got to our stop, we had to take a short walk down the trail to the secluded beach. Once you’re in the secluded beach, you have to walk up to get to Alan Davis plank. I couldn’t help but admire the amazing view! The waves were hitting the rocks, intense blue skies, and a cool breeze. It’s a good thing that tourists have not started to abuse and misuse this beautiful area, I hope that it stays like this.
I mustered up all my courage at the moment to jump at the cliff. And it wasn’t as bad as I thought! The waves were a little rough though and you need to be really careful when climbing up and down those rocks! I had a really really awesome time here. If you happen to be in Hawaii, you should get a local or a friend to take you to this place, but make sure you’re safe! I think it’s also wise to look at the weather. I came here around the late afternoon and the waves were a little rough. I was scared of falling off the plank, since the wood was a little slippery and the wind was definitely blowing!
So bring your friends, a GoPro and your courage! This place is also a scenic and quiet beach and swimming area. I’m not quite sure you would want to bring the little kids, since the beach is downhill and it’s a distance to walk. It is really a great experience, so come here at Alan Davis!

Love this spot. The jump here is short and safe just use common sense and caution climbing back up. This place draws a bit of a more local crowd which makes it more fun in my opinion. The water and scenery are beautiful. Great place to picnic on the beach, swim and hang out. There is decent snorkeling, but don’t expect to see a ton. You can also climb up Peles chair which is fun.

Come during the week. I came on a Wednesday and it was completely empty. Such a cool place to swim, water is so clear & blue. Definitely a must when you’re in Hawaii

I couldn’t wait to go cliff jumping somewhere on O’ahu! Alan Davis was a good preparation before jumping off higher cliffs.
After hiking Koko Head, we headed over towards the Makapu’u Lighthouse parking lot for Alan Davis. There are plenty of parking spaces, but it’s usually packed. If anything, people park along the edge near the entrance. Once parked, we started heading down the road until we saw a visible path to the right side. We couldn’t miss it as there were signs pointing out the path at the fork. The path is doable even in slippers. You’re going downhill to the beach, so expect to be coming up after. The walk is easy enough to bring food and drinks.
After about a 10 minute walk, we were at this beautiful secluded beach where other people were relaxing and having lunch. Across the beach there is another path that takes you to where everyone goes to go jump off a wooden pole. If you go right, you’ll end up on the sand.
We proceeded to the rocky shoreline to the left of the beach to go jump off the wooden posts. It used to be a giant log back when I researched about it and sometimes people would take it down for some reason. When we went, they were smaller square wooden posts that were slippery. Luckily someone put a towel on them for easier grip, but I was still scared of slipping off it and falling off the plank weird. It was quite windy, so the waves were strong coming in, but not strong enough to get us swept.
Jumping into the water from the plank was a challenge for me. I would slowly walk my way to the edge of the post while trying to balance so I wouldn’t fall in. It was still kind of close to the rocks below, so jumping away from the post would be ideal in order to avoid the rocks. I did a normal jump in and I never touched the bottom, so it was safe. After jumping in I would just swim back to the rocks or tread. The jump isn’t too high up, so I feel that anyone can do it. There is another plank to the side which is lower if people are still too afraid of the higher one. The water is pretty nice and clear, so people were snorkeling. There are a few rocks you can stand on in case you can’t tread water or swim. Since the waves were strong, it was tough hanging onto the edge cause the water would slam us onto the rocks which wasn’t fun at all.
Climbing back up was sort of difficult because some of the rocks are slippery, so be careful! Doing this all barefoot sucked too because the black rocks were hot! After seeing someone attempt a front flip, I built the courage to attempt a backflip. The first one I did was pretty smooth as I landed in the water with no problem. My second flip wasn’t far enough from the rocks so it looked as if I would fall and hit the rocks below. I was unharmed though!
Overall, this place is so calm and awesome! The people around were nice and helpful. The water is beautiful along with the beach. If you want to jump, be cautious because the post is definitely slippery. Jump away from the rocks to avoid any injury. Pick up your own trash so we can keep the place clean. Can’t wait to come back again. Hopefully a post will be there to jump off of.

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