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Anini Beach Park

Address: Turn makai off Rte. 56 onto Kalihiwai Rd., on Hanalei side of Kalihiwai Bridge; follow road left to reach Anini Rd. and beach, HI | Map It

Category: Beaches
Location: The North Shore

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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's 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 of 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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