We stopped at Hanalei Bay on our drive around the Island of Kauai. This is a great beach for swimming , paddle boarding, surfing or just playing in the sand. There is a pier with boardwalk that extends over the water that is a perfect place to take photos or just to take a look around. You can definitely see why they have shot movies at this location!
paulbR3172IG
Great beach and safe swimming for families, excellent for sunset photography great beach walking too.
troym9580
This u-shaped beach was just amazing. Fantastic views, nice sand and swimming area. Plenty of restaurants close by.
k_branTulsa_Oklahoma
Large horseshoe shaped beach, great for walking. Great beach for kids, boogie boarding, beginning surfers, and even a #1 taco truck, Pat's Taqeria.
bobsL3404AY
Just like everybody said, the beach is lovely, with calm and clear water and not crowded. But for a movie fan like me the highlight was jogging along the beach and standing at the house where George Clooney did in the great 2011 movie the Descendants. It was filmed in Hawaii with some key scenes shot right on Hanalei Bay.
Brodiekat01
We stopped in and jumped off the pier. It was a neat experience and such a beautiful place to relax and enjoy the view. I love Kauai and recommend coming out and enjoying this beach. My daughters 9 & 13 enjoyed swimming and the current at the time was perfect.
firefightermom
Hanalei Bay is breath taking, beautifull, peacefull, dreamy, warm, and did i say breath taking? - the beaches are stunning, stunning and stunning. The back drop to the beaches is a volcano with clouds.. hard to describe except beautifull. The lifeguards are the best anywere.. very nice and professional and felt very safe with them there as the waves were really high when we visited but nice to swim in and sunny!! Hope to see it again some day!!
jerdc
This town is fantastic. Great shops like Hot Rocket T-Shirts. Stop at Kalypso's for the best sandwiches and drinks in town. The pier is stunning with good views of Bali Hai. Stop to Hanalei everytime.
Iheartnaps
We loved our time at Hanalei Bay beach. The scenery is absolutely breath-taking, the beach is large and uncrowded, & the lifeguards super helpful. We spent hours here, and then came back again a few days later because this is such an awesome beach! The surf was high our 1st afternoon here, perfect for body surfing and boogie boarding. When we returned a few days later it was very calm, like a completely different beach but still lots of fun for the kids.
Jane141270
Just beautiful. We visited in the evening and were the only ones there. Just perfect and so very clean and views to die for