Parking for Pola Island Beach w Vatia

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  John Chesney

  :: 19 June 2025 09:54:10

  So the best thing to do here is actually to park at the Tuafanua Trailhead (you will see a maroon sign that says "trailhead parking") and walk down to this area. It is not much further of a walk, but by parking at the Tuafanua Trailhead, you dont have drive over some harsher terrain to get to the trailhead so you dont damage your rental car. There is plenty of space at the trailhead parking lot and is just much easier to deal with. The views from the Pola Island Beach are amazing, but you cannot use it as you would a typical beach because there is no sand to sit down or lay out and the water is pretty rough. If you want to enjoy some beach time/swimming/snorkeling, in Vatia there are 2 small sandy beaches that meet the water on the Northwest side of town (you will see them from the road as you drive into Vatia). You can park in the grass on the right hand side of the road. We waited for one of the locals to pass us by to ask permission for us to use the beach for swimming and snorkeling and they happily allowed us to - as they generally always do without charging you to park/use the beach. There is some great snorkeling with a lot of coral out in the Vatia Bay, but make sure you ask permission from one of the locals first, as no beaches on the island of American Samoa are public beaches.

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  Lauren Duggan

  :: 12 February 2025 05:55:47

  Does require going off road to get to the parking location. It can fit maybe 3 vehicles at a time, not a ton of space.