Hanalei Beach(Hanalei Bay, Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park)

Located in the middle portion of the Hanalei Bay shoreline, Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park is a recreational park with a wide light brown sand beach. This crescent-shaped beach is also known as Pavilions. The beach has been named the 9th Best Beach in the Top 50 Beaches in the United States list in 2022 by Randall Kaplan, the world's foremost beach expert who is known as "Mr. Beach". Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park is situated on the island of Kauai. Palm trees are present near the beach in Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park. Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park has a spectacular backdrop of oceanfront mountains. It is important to note that while a lifeguard tower is present at Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park, lifeguard deployment may not be permanent here. Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park has many other amenities including a large pavilion, grassy areas, restrooms, showers, and barbecue areas. Getting to Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park is easy - from Hawaii State Route 560 (which is also known as Kuhio Highway), you need to turn towards Aku Road. From Aku Road, you need to turn towards Weke Road. Weke Road will eventually lead you to Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park. A small parking lot is also present near the beach, along with nearby street parking spaces.

Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, wildlife watching, picnicking, fishing, swimming, bodysurfing, snorkeling, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayaking, paddleboarding, canoeing, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, bodyboarding, skimboarding, boating, parasailing, and wakeboarding. The water near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park has a sandy bottom and it also offers fun yet manageable waves, making it ideal for beginner bodysurfers, bodyboarders, and surfers. However, if you are planning to enter the water near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park, we recommend being extremely careful as the water here is known to occasionally have hazardous rip currents and dangerous sneaker waves, particularly during winters. It is also important to note that the water near Hanalei Beach Park can occasionally get dirty, which makes snorkeling difficult here. Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park including dolphins, sea turtles, and even rare monk seals. If you are planning to fish in the water near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park, we recommend ensuring compliance with the local fishing regulations. The beach offers Instagram-worthy views of the Pacific Ocean and the oceanfront mountains near Hanalei. Occasionally you can see waterfalls on the mountains around Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park, especially after rainy weather. During summers, you can also see many sailing vessels anchored in the water near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park.

There are many attractions near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park. Limahuli Garden and Preserve is a 22 minute-drive away - this preserve has an interesting variety of native Hawaiian plants, along with plant species that are of high regional cultural significance. Princeville Makai Golf Course is an oceanfront golf facility that has been recently renovated by Robert Trent Jones Jr. - this beautifully landscaped golf facility offers a fun and challenging golf experience. If you are looking for another attraction near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park, Queen’s Bath is a natural tidal pool that was earlier only used by Hawaiian nobility for bathing purposes. While the area around this natural rocky pool is infamous for having dangerous rip currents, it is nevertheless a popular swimming spot and it also has a large variety of marine fauna including angelfish, sea urchins, and ghost fish.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park. Nanea Restaurant and Bar is an upscale restaurant that offers amazing gourmet dishes exhibiting local Hawaiian culinary influences. The Dolphin Restaurant is a riverfront restaurant that offers amazing dishes prepared from locally-sourced ingredients including seafood, steaks, salads, and Hawaiian-style poultry dishes. Tahiti Nui serves amazing pizzas, steaks, seafood, pastas, barbecued ribs, Hawaiian-style dishes, and salads. This restaurant has also been featured in the George Clooney movie The Descendants. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park, Chicken in a Barrel BBQ serves amazing barbecued dishes. 

If you are looking for a hotel near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park, there are many great nearby options. The 4-Star The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas offers many amenities including a bar, a grocery store, a restaurant, four pools, three hot tubs, jogging routes, exercise classes, and a spa. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star The Cliffs at Princeville which offers many amenities including two shuffleboard courts, a putting green, a volleyball court, two tennis courts, barbecue grills, a kids’ playground, and a pool with two whirlpool tubs. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park, Hanalei Inn offers many amenities including picnic areas, a hammock, barbecue areas, tropical gardens with fruit trees, and a coin-operated laundry.