Glamping & Camping in Waimea, Hawaii

Waimea, Hawaii has 7 outdoor stays in our index right now, spanning primitive sites, cabins, RV sites, safari tents, and bell tents. The rated stays average 4.5★ across 7,838 guest reviews. Big Island Tents currently leads on rating — a solid first look.

What Waimea guests reward most in their reviews: bathroom, being family-friendly, and setting. It's a useful lens — the properties that nail these tend to be the ones people rebook.

On the ground, the Waimea mix skews toward primitive sites (4 spots), with cabins, RV sites, and safari tents filling out the rest. That's worth knowing before you search: the format shapes the trip more than the town does — a dome is a stargazing stay, a cabin is a basecamp, an RV site is a road-trip anchor. Pick the format first, then the property.

Set in the Pacific, Waimea works as a base for volcano-rim camping, kalalau trail backpacking, and reef snorkeling. Plan around the season: April–October is drier and warmer; year-round camping is feasible. Hawaii's national parks (Hawaiʻi Volcanoes and Haleakalā) make good day-trip anchors from here. Below you can filter by stay type or jump to a specific format — every listing links straight to the operator's own site, never a middleman, so the prices and dates you see are the real ones.