Polihale Beach Park (Kauai) Reopened
Mar 08, 2008
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Beloved Polihale State Park was reopened this week. It had been closed for much needed road and plumbing repairs. The infamous potholes have been (at least temporarily) filled with rocks. Roadwork and other renovation and beautication by the state in concert with local groups will be ongoing for several more weeks. 
Polihale is the not-to-be-missed spectaclar beach on the far west side of Kauai. It features a broad sandy beach tucked under the foothills of the Na Pali coast, and is perfect for sunset.
It’s reached by driving west past Kekaha. Here are specific driving instructions.
Suggestions:
- At almost all times it is very dangerous and unadvisable to swim at Polihale (even for locals).
- The extremely bumpy dirt (and rock) road is about 5 slow miles long, starting at the highway.
- Keep your rental car clean, since you will be charged for excessive red dirt.
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How do you get to Polihale State Park?
Have never been there. Don’t know whether it’s tempting to drive there with no swimming in the ocean when you made it there?
Aloha, Pua
Hi Pua,
You bring up a good point. Why go to this beach if it’s not easy to reach and not recommended for swimming?
This is one of the most spectacular beaches in our state. Polihale State Park has 3 miles of uninterrupted white sand that’s framed by the cliffs of the Na Pali Coast. The photo we featured in our post was taken by us at Polihale. Sunsets there are spectacular.
In terms of how to reach Polihale State Park, thanks for telling us we linked to Polihale Heiau by mistake. I’ve updated the driving instruction link in our post. Where the highway ends on Kauai’s west side, you’ll find the 5 mile dirt road to Polihale.
We’ll be posting more about Polihale in future editions of Beat of Hawaii.
Aloha from Rob