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Review of kauai beaches including sand, snorkeling, swimming and big island beach resorts in Poipu, Lihue, Kapaa and Hanalei.
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Along the sunny south coast are a string of nice swimming and snorkelling beaches alongside the resort area of Poipu. There are a couple of small sandy beaches with safe swimming at Brennecke Beach Park and Poipu Beach and the longest stretch of wild beach aptly named Shipwreck Beach which offers great coastal walks and excellent body surfing when the sea is relatively calm.
Poipu is the main resort area for Kauai. Much of the coastline is rocky and only a few of the resorts are beach front. Where beaches appear, tourists congregate, and in the high season, things can get quite crowded.
Unfortunately there are no nearby beaches to visit - Poipu is a dead end road, hemmed in by an inaccessible rocky coastline to the east and west.
West of Poipu there are few beaches. Salt Pond Beach, at the turn off at the historical town of Hanapepe, is a rather ordinary State Park with camping facilities and safe swimming. At the old sugar plantation town of Waimea, on the south east coast the beach is brilliantly wild with lots of driftwood washed up on the sea. The sea itself is perilous, but walk along the beach and you will loose yourself in time. There is a fine long white sandy beach at Kekeha nearing the end of the South Coast road which has good swimming and some surfing. The beach here is seldom crowded, and you'll always be able to find a quiet spot for yourself.
The remote and mostly inaccessible West Coast of Kauai has some glorious beach locations, notably Polihale State Park with its fine sand and dramatic coastal cliffs but these are extremely remote areas requiring an adventurous soul to get to them and are not recommended for families.
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