Kalalau Beach Kauai

Kalalau Beach is a beach on the Na Pali Coast at the base of the Kalalau Valley and the final stop on the Kalalau Trail, one of the more challenging trails on Kauai.

The beach is roughly 1 mile long, with trails snaking throughout the valley where its said people who don't want to be found are said to live. There is a camp site on Kalalau beach, with a waterfall providing fresh water.

The beach has high surf, because there are no off-shore reefs to break the waves. There are also strong rip currents which makes swimming here extremely difficult.

In the past, companies offered a landing service by boating hikers in and out of the beach to make hiking the trail easier. It's still possible to kayak into and out of the beach.

The trail ends at Kalalau Beach, as the ocean comes up the the cliffs at the western end.

Are sorts of people seek out the solitude and relief the Kalalau Valley provides from civilization and there are year-round residents, who hike out every 6 months to get food and supplies.

Water from the waterfall should be purified by boiling or iodine pills, due to the threat of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease spread through contact with infected rat and goat urine.

There are herds of feral goats roaming the beach and valley. The goats are a non-native species, and to prevent overpopulation the Department of Land and Natural Resources allows hunting on weekends in August and September. Visitors can find field-dressed pelts hanging around, as hunters pack out only the meat.

Mango, guava, and passion fruit are abundant in the valley and are cultivated by the locals.