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East Side Kauai beaches.

Lydgate Beach Park pairs rock-walled ponds with Kamalani Playground. Kealia Beach has a paved coastal path where you can watch waves break over the sandbars.

Compare Lydgate, Kealia, and Anahola Beach Park

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Ahukini First Beach

At this small stretch of shore, aircraft are part of the experience.

Ahukini Second Beach

The original view of Ahukini Second Beach catches waves breaking among dark rocks in low sunlight.

Waves and rocks along the coast in low sunlight.

Aliomanu Beach

Aliomanu has coarse sand, a flat reef, and small patches of shade under naupaka.

Sand curves beneath a green hillside at the far side of the bay.

Anahola Beach Park

Trees shade the edge of Anahola Bay, with a green mountain ridge across the water.

Shadows fall across the sand, with the water to the right and pointed green peaks beyond the far shore.

Anahola Point

Dark rocks run from the sand into the water at Anahola Point.

Dark rocks run from the sand into the pale blue water.

Anahola River Mouth

At the mouth of the Anahola River, the sand borders freshwater on one side and the bay on the other.

A sandy bank borders the river, with trees on the opposite side.

Anapalau

Anapalau Point is one of the headlands north of Kealia.

Coconut Beach

At Coconut Beach, low plants edge the sand and driftwood rests along the high-water line.

A sandy beach with low plants and buildings beyond.

Donkey Beach (Kealia Kai)

At Donkey Beach, a hillside rises behind the bay and black rocks interrupt the white sand.

White water runs between black rocks at the edge of the beach.

Fuji Beach

The reef runs parallel to the sand at Fuji Beach.

A low reef runs parallel to the sandy shore.

Hanamāʻulu Beach Park

The view across Hanamāʻulu Bay takes in palm trees and a low ridge.

Water in the bay with palms and hills on the far shore.

Hauola Shoreline

Driftwood collects on the sand south of the Wailua River.

A long piece of driftwood lies beside the tracks in the sand.

Ka Lauau

The resident called this fishing stretch Ka Lauau.

Kaha Lani Beach

A log on the sand and rocks at the water’s edge mark the shore at Kaha Lani.

A driftwood log lies across the sand near the rocks.

Kalapaki Beach

Palms and hotel buildings follow the curve of the sand at Kalapaki.

A view across the bay toward a hotel and palm trees.

Kamalani Kai

The long sand beach and wooden play structures give Kamalani Kai two quite different views.

A sandy shoreline with plants along the edge.

Kapaʻa Beach Park

The playing fields and the shore share this part of Kapaʻa.

A sandy cove curves toward a dense stand of trees.

Kapaʻa Boat Harbor

Colorful sails over the water were the resident’s lasting image of Kapaʻa Boat Harbor.

Kapaʻa Flats

A narrow strip of sand runs beside a shallow reef at Kapaʻa Flats.

Kauai Beach Boy Shoreline

Rock ledges meet a ribbon of sand along the Kauai Beach Boy shoreline.

Sand and rock ledges along the shoreline.

Kealia Beach

A long sweep of sand beside the coastal path north of Kapaʻa.

A tall palm rises above the curving beach, with lines of surf rolling toward the sand.

Kuaehu Point

Pale sand gives way to dark rock at Kuaehu Point.

A thin strip of sand follows the water toward a green ridge.

Lae Nani Beach

Pools and dark rock break up the sandy edge at Lae Nani.

A low rock wall edges the water, with homes behind the sand.

Lae o Kailiu

The wind and the change from dense brush to open coast are what the resident remembers at Lae o Kailiu.

Lydgate Beach Park

Rock-walled ponds, Kamalani Playground, and a paved path along the coast.

A dark rock wall curves around the pond, with sand in the foreground and breakers beyond.

Marine Camp Shoreline

Soft sand and low coastal plants mark the Marine Camp shoreline.

A sandy beach with low plants and a cloudy sky.

Moloaʻa Bay

A curve of sand wraps around Moloaʻa Bay.

Foam reaches dark rocks below a wooded hillside.

Ninini Point

A rocky cove sits below a palm-covered bluff at Ninini Point.

A rocky cove with palms on the bluff above.

Nukoliʻi Beach

Driftwood and trees line the sand at Nukoliʻi.

Driftwood on a sandy beach below a faint rainbow.

Opana Point

South of Anahola Bay, Opana Point sticks out from a shore that bends back toward Papaloa.

Opoi Shoreline

From the slope above Opoi, the resident photographed low sunlight across the ocean and waves at the base of the bluff.

Sunlight on the ocean below a steep coastal slope.

Papaʻa Bay

Dark rocks frame the near side of Papaʻa Bay.

Turquoise water fills the bay between black rocks and a wooded hillside.

Papaloa at Kapaʻa Sands

The resident used to start his morning with a walk from Kapaʻa Sands.

Footprints follow a sandy shore beneath a cloudy sky.

Papaloa Coast

Papaloa is the small bend in the East Side shore between Opana Point and Lae Lipoa.

Pono Kai Shoreline

At Pono Kai, a grassy bank meets a narrow beach.

A grassy edge beside a narrow beach.

Running Waters

At Running Waters, a small sandy cove lies below a green bluff.

A small sandy cove with a rocky bluff and palm trees.

South Lydgate Beach

A strand of sand scattered with driftwood stretches south of the main park at Lydgate.

Pieces of driftwood line the long beach under a gray sky.

Waikaea

The resident remembers Waikaea as a small stretch of waterfront where people pulled up near the shore.

Wailua Beach (Horners)

The long sand beach at Wailua sits between Kūhiō Highway and the bay.

The hills above Wailua rise across the bay beyond the rocky foreground.

Wailua River Mouth

The Wailua River reaches the ocean between the wide beach at Wailua and the shore at Hauola.

Waipouli Beach

Waipouli’s sandy shoreline borders a shallow reef.

Small waves break along a palm-lined beach.

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