North Shore activity recommendations/General itinerary

[DisneyRunner2009]

We got back at the end of October. The day we went to the north shore took us a full day. We rope dropped Dole Plantation on our way. The speed limit is mostly 35 mph on two lane roads. We stopped at a surf shop, ate at Ted's, Turtle Beach, Sharks Cove and Matsumoto. Glad to know we drove past Banzai. Parking is hard to find the whole way up to Turtle Beach once you get into Haleiwa.

 

[WinterSolider]

Yes, I agree. But Kualoa Ranch would most likely need a THIRD day, if the OP plans on doing the North Shore and PCC as well, as a first-timer. No way could you do all that in a single day.

PCC doesn't open until noon anyways, you could plausibly do North Shore morning, PCC afternoon/evening. But yeah if you want to do all three it's definitely two days at least.

Honestly, I don't really "get" the North Shore. People talk about it like it's a huge Thing To Do but it's never been the highlight of any of my Oahu trips.