Habonim Beach Nature Reserve — Attraction in Hof HaCarmel Regional Council

I hate giving great places a 5 star because it only leads to crowding, however, this beach is as beautiful as any I've ever been to (I'm a california native with hawaiian experience). I was here a couple times at sunrise; stunning. Like all Israeli beaches it comes with garbage left behind on the beach (maybe one of the people who will be crowding the beach in the future might also care enough about it and pick up the garbage, so there is hope for the future here). Heading north from the parking lot takes you to the rusted ship sunk in the sand and the make shift tents on the beach left by student-youth-nomads that make this a funky type of water world over the warmer seasons. Heading south takes you to the beaches that are covered in shells (not sand). Both directions are beautiful and the area is not that large so you can easily see both...

I feel I may be missing something here, so I'll explain. This place is basically a beach with a bit of extras. There is a sand beach There is a beach where instead of sand there are seashells (which is cool) There is a place where instead of sand the sea meets rock and so the water dug through the rock and created a nice little cave that you can look at but not go into because it is dangerous.

Knowing the above, you can come, go into the sea, and have fun, but it isn't a great place for a hike in the summer because there isn't any shade, and not much to see.

They also don't give you any flyer in the entrance that explains about all the things you can see, which is why I might have...

If you ever dream of white sandy beaches with deep blue waves washing up on them - dream no more. The Dor-HaBonim Beach - National Park is exactly that! In addition to be a Nature Reserve for a unique salt water ecosystem on the shores of the Mediterranean, just minutes away from the archaeological site where Phoneticians built a city millennium ago, the park is several inlets cut through the limestone shore, each with deep sandy beaches and an even more prized commodity - privacy. Well worth a visit. You can also camp over night at the central beach where washrooms, a cover picnic area and a commercial soft drink stand...