Best KauaiBeaches

North Shore Kauai beaches.

ʻAnini Beach Park has a long, tree-lined beach inside the reef. Hanalei Pier looks out over boats at the river mouth and the broad curve of Hanalei Bay.

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Hāʻena Beach Park

Hāʻena Beach Park is a County park on the North Shore with a picnic pavilion and lifeguard service.

Palms cast long shadows across the lawn beside the sandy beach.

Hāʻena Point

The resident describes a windy stretch of coast east of Tunnels, with shallow reef near the point.

Hanakāpīʻai Beach

A stream reaches the sea below steep green slopes at Hanakāpīʻai.

Low branches frame the sand and pale water.

Hanalei Pier

The pier stands beside the river end of Hanalei Bay.

Honu Point at ʻAnini

At Honu Point the tree branches are low enough to hang directly over the sand.

Low tree branches over sand at the edge of the water.

ʻAnini Beach Park

A long, tree-lined beach with a coral reef offshore and a grassy campground behind the sand.

A broad sweep of sand curves toward a point covered in trees. Two people stand near the water.

Ka Lae o Kowali

The resident places Ka Lae o Kowali on the ʻAnini Road stretch toward Kalihiwai Bay.

Kailiu Point

The resident places Kailiu Point east of Kēʻē.

Kakiu Point

Kakiu Point is one of the sandy breaks between the headlands on the Kīlauea coast.

Kalalau Beach

Kalalau Beach lies below the fluted cliffs at the far end of the Kalalau Trail.

Kalihikai at ʻAnini

Trees follow the sand at Kalihikai on the ʻAnini coast.

Trees overhanging a narrow sandy shoreline.

Kalihiwai Bay

Kalihiwai has both a river and a surf point.

A view across the bay toward the beach and forested hills.

Kēʻē Beach

At Kēʻē, trees hang over the sand and a reef lies offshore.

Sand and overhanging trees beside the water.

Kepuhi Point

Waves meet a narrow beach at Kepuhi Point.

Waves beside a narrow beach with trees and a building.

Kīlauea Bay (Rock Quarry)

The resident looked for birds by the river at Kīlauea Bay.

Driftwood lies on the sand below the wooded riverbank.

Kulikoa Point

The resident remembers a long stretch of beach, fishing, and a shallow reef near Kulikoa Point.

Lae o Kaonohi

At Lae o Kaonohi, the resident noted a shallow reef close to this stretch of North Shore coast.

Lumahaʻi Bay

The resident remembers clear water and rock at Lumahaʻi Bay.

Makapili Rock

The shore near Makapili Rock lies low between headlands on the Kīlauea coast.

Pakala Point at Larsen’s

The photographs of this North Shore point look down from a hillside over a long beach.

A view from above the beach with waves along the coast.

Pilaʻa Beach

Pale sand borders a wooded point on the Pilaʻa coast.

The sand narrows beside a wooded point as a wave rolls in.

Pōhaku Malumalu

Along the Kīlauea coast, a sandy stretch at Pōhaku Malumalu breaks the line of rocky headlands.

Puʻu Poa Beach

Yellow sand and shallow reef are the details the resident recalls at Puʻu Poa, on the Princeville side of Hanalei.

Tunnels Beach (Makua)

At Tunnels, sharp mountain peaks rise above a beach bordered by trees.

Mountain peaks beyond a shaded sandy beach.

Waikoko Beach

Waikoko curves around a bay with a shallow reef.

Palms lean over a strip of sand, with waves breaking beyond the reef.
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