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 Tunnels Beach is the superb snorkeling spot on the North Shore. The beach is 2-miles long, running from Hanalei Colony Resort to Ha'ena Beach Park.The center portion has a huge half-moon shaped reef just 1/8 mile offshore where snorkeling is the best. Deep water caverns are located close to shore making it a great dive site too. Swimming is often good here with shallow, sandy and calm areas. Services and Amenities: No lifeguards, no facilities, good swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving during the calm summer months, good surfing and windsurfing, 2-mile long white sand beach, offshore caverns and large reef near shore, great place to view the sunset.
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Location: Highway 560. North Shore. Kauai
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Posted by sally on Tuesday, November 30 @ 00:00:00 CST (1341 reads)
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| Beaches: Shipwreck Beach |
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Shipwreck Beach was named for an old, wooden shipwreck that has long since disappeared. The hill, is a lithified sand dune called Makaweli Point and is a popular fishing site. Hiking in this area is excellent along the cliffs and beach. Swimming, however, should be left to only the most skilled due to strong currents and high surf. Surfers, boogie boarders, body surfers and windsurfers greatly enjoy the challenge that this beach presents. Services and Amenities: Poor swimming most of the time, good surfing, great hiking, white, sandy beach with some rocks, wonderful cliffs with unusual natural formations, no lifeguards, no facilities.
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Location: Po'ipu Road. Po'ipu. South Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (1146 reads)
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| Beaches: Salt Pond Beach Park |
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Salt Pond Beach Park is the only natural salt pond in the state still used today by descendents of ancient Hawaiians to make sea salt. Do not enter the salt-making area without permission. Otherwise, the beach is open to the public and is one of Kauai's best windsurfing beaches. Swimming is usually safe in this protected cove. Snorkelers will enjoy clear waters located at either end of the pond. Tidepools fronting the saltponds are interesting areas to explore. Services and Amenities: Usually calm water all year, good swimming, snorkeling, body boarding and windsurfing, restrooms, showers, picnic area with pavilions and grills, white, sandy beach, shadey area and grass camping available with permit. Salt Pond is packed during the summer months by native Hawaiians
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Location: Lokokai Road. Hanapepe. West Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (1046 reads)
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| Beaches: Polihale State Beach |
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Polihale State Beach is the last beach on the road. This is Kauai's westernmost point. It is an extension of another beach - Barking Sands. This makes Polihale State Park Hawaii's longest beach with 17 miles of sparking white sand! From the northern end of the beach, the beginning cliffs of the Na Pali Coast can be seen. The sand dunes along this beach can reach up to 100-feet in height. The entire beach is unprotected from the ocean, so surf and currents can be fierce here. On the northern end of the beach is Polihale State Park. One area on the 300-foot wide beach is safe for swimming. That is Queen's Pond - a small, encircled reef area. It is located at the south part of Polihale Beach going towards Barking Sands Beach. Services and Amenities: Facilities located at Polihale State Park include restrooms, showers and picnic tables. Beach is accessible by dirt road - some locals drive on the sand but you should be very careful if attempting this because it is a long way back to civilization. There are great scenic views of huge sand dunes and the start of the Na Pali coast. Bring your own water. Poor swimming except at Queen's Pond, no lifeguard.
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Location: Old Mana Road. West Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (929 reads)
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| Beaches: Po'ipu Beach |
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Po'ipu is the major beach on the South Shore. Swimming here is almost always safe especially on the left side of the beach. A small strip of sand divides this section of the beach from the rest. This sandbar is actually an unusual phenomena that occurs when ocean currents rush toward the beach from opposite directions and deposit their sand forming a tombolo. This one is called Nukumoi Point. Services and Amenities: Great, safe swimming on the left side of the beach, good snorkeling around the right side of the point, sandy, white, beach with some rocks, grass and shade areas, restrooms, showers, picnic facilities, lifeguards.
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Location: Po'ipu Road. Po'ipu. South Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (1351 reads)
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| Beaches: Lydgate Beach |
One of the few beach parks on Kauai that has lifeguards is Lydgate Beach - It is calm and clear. This is perfect for young swimmers and beginner snorkelers. A boulder enclosed pool allows fresh water and fish in, but keeps strong waves out. Services and Amenities: Lifeguards, showers, restrooms, long, sandy, white beach, safe, good swimming, two, large boulder enclosed pools, playground, picnic facilities, shade trees and grassy areas. Cautions: Need Info... Location: Highway 56. Wailua. East Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (1093 reads)
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| Beaches: Lumahai Beach |
Lumahai Beach was made famous by the movie South Pacific where Mitzi Gaynor "washed that man right out of her hair!" Lava rocks scattered along the mouth of the beach create a waterfall effect as the surf breaks and recedes over the rugged terrain. It is a long, wide, crescent of sandy, picture-postcard-perfect beach. The swimming, however, is another story. Strong currents, fierce waves, and unbelievable backwash make the water here unsafe almost all the time. A few excellent Hawaiian surfers may be seen trying the luck on the left side of the beach. The Lumahai' Stream, on the left, is sometimes cut off from the ocean during the summer due to large deposits of sand. In this case, cooling off in the fresh water of the stream is an option. A rock outcropping separates Lumaha'i from Kahalahala Beach - a mere naming technicality. The surf conditions are just as dangerous here. Services and Amenities: Almost always unsafe for swimming, only expert surfers attempt this area, gorgeous scenery, sand and shade areas, freshwater stream to the left of the beach, no lifeguard, no facilities. Cautions: Need Info... Location: Highway 560. North Shore. Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (1066 reads)
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| Beaches: Lawai Beach |
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This great little beach sometimes disappears during high surf conditions. Other times the area is perfect for swimming, snorkeling and snuba. Services and Amenities: Sandy beach, swimming, snorkeling, snuba, seasonal strong currents - stay near the shore and monitor ocean conditions carefully.
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Location: Lawai Road. South Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (999 reads)
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| Beaches: Kekaha Beach |
This beautiful, long, sandy beach is the first portion of 15 miles of beaches that stretches along the west coast. This area is great for sunbathing, but swim only when the ocean is calm. Services and Amenities: Long, sandy beach, swim only when surf is calm, surfing and windsurfing, restrooms, rarely are lifeguards on duty. Cautions: Strong currents, dangerous shorebreak, high surf and sharp coral. Monitor ocean conditions before entering the water. Location: Highway 50. West Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (916 reads)
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| Beaches: Ke'e Beach |
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Located literally at the end of the road. Ke'e Beach is probably the most visited beach on Kauai. The famed Kalalau Trail begins at the western end of the beach. Several movies and mini-series have been filmed here such as The Thorn Birds and Castaway Cowboys. Ke'e's inviting lagoon is teaming with fish and is perfect for snokeling. Beware, however of the Puka Ulua - an opening on the left side of the lagoon going towards the sea. Currents can be very strong here. People often fish for the large, prized Ulua fish in this area. A short walk towards Ha'ena provides a panoramic view of the Na Pali Coast. Keep walking towards the Limahuli Stream. This is where Taylor Camp was located - the largest, most noted hippie colony on Kauai founded by the brother of actress Elizabeth Taylor. This colony had up to 100 residents before the state condemned the land and evicted them. In the opposite direction, walk down the path above the reef channel along a low rock wall. Look uphill to the site of Ka Ulu a Paoa Heiau. This ancient religious site was dedicated to Paoa. A friend of the legnedary Lohiau and lover of Pele, the volcano goddess. A shrine to Laka, goddess of the hula, is also located in a hillside cleft behind the heiau platform. Services and Amenities: Sandy lagoon, good swimming and snorkeling in calm summer months, great snorkeling and scuba diving on offshore reef, good shore fishing near the reef channel, trailhead for the Kalalau Trail, restrooms, picnic facilities, scenic and historic sites.
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Location: Highway 560. North Shore. Kauai
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Posted by sally on Wednesday, December 31 @ 18:00:00 CST (1173 reads)
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