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Anini Beach Park

  • Address: Turn makai off Rte. 56 onto Kalihi Wai Rd., on Hanalei side of Kalihi Wai Bridge; follow road left to reach Anini Rd. and beach., HI

Fodor's Review:

A great family park, Anini is unique in that it features one of the longest and widest fringing reefs in all Hawaii, creating a shallow lagoon that is good for snorkeling and quite safe in all but the highest of winter surf. The reef follows the shoreline for some 2 mi and extends 1,600 feet offshore at its widest point. During times of low tide -- usually occurring around the full moon of the summer months -- much of the reef is exposed. Anini is inarguably the windsurfing mecca on Kauai, even for beginners, and it's also attracting the newest athletes of wave riding: kiteboarders. On Sunday afternoons in summer, polo matches in the fields behind the beach park draw a sizable crowd. Try the Sara Special at the lone food vendor here -- Anini Beach Lunch Shak, which is really a lunch wagon.

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