This place is amazing. If you're looking for a workout while on vacation, this is the spot. As a…read morevisitor, I loved working on in an open concept layout. Feeling the breeze and sunshine made for some of the best workouts I've ever had. You check in at the front and then have access to the club for the day. The gym was my favorite amenity as well as the cold plunge but the pool and bar seemed super popular as well. We didn't play basketball or pickleball but appreciated the opportunity to do so. This place is so great! Highly recommend.

Conveniently located in the Poipu Beach Athletic club. The mahi burgers and tacos were enjoyable. I…read moreliked the flavor of the slaw. The tortillas were a bit too soggy. The steak was cooked well, but it was too salty. It was nice to have options for the kids. We also ordered pool side. The servers were all very nice.

My kids swim for Swim Kauai and frequent this place almost everyday…read more The facility is nice and Tom the manager does an excellent job. The weight room has no free weights, however, their is more than enough machines to get a sweat. Treadmills, Elliptical, Sit Down Circuit Bikes, etc. The pool is also wonderful. Cold - but bearable. There is a Jacuzzi as well with a kiddy pool attached to it. The diving board is open when staff numbers are decent. There is also a slide for the kids to go down as well. I would recommend that joining the Y is a great thing to do.

Initially coming here to kill a little time before a reserved tour, my wife and I really admired…read morethe planning and execution of the building/landscaping of this family park. Named after a pillar in the community who came to Kauai in the late 19th century, Lydgate Beach Park is 62 acres, with the Lydgate Park pathway encompassing 2.5 miles, a small part of the much larger Ke Ala Hele Makālae costal trail. There is plenty of parking, with both dedicated surface lots and street parking on the paved road. We immediately noticed surfers on electric surfboards out pretty far, even on this windy day. At the northern part of the park is where most people gather, close to modern facilities and a manned lifeguard station and a large covered event area with plenty of parking. Closer to the shore, we saw a seal just lying on the land, bathing in the sun, completely ignoring the people milling by. The very large safe man-made swimming/tide pools are great for the kekei and others, with constant refreshing of sea water over the lava rocks. There are picnic tables nearby as well with a lot of green space. My favorite feature are the man-made protected swimming pools, What I loved about it was how spread out everything was, with so many amenities. It just never felt crowded, even if a lot more people came. As we were leaving, my wife mentioned that Lydgate Beach is one of those rare parks where an ocean-loving family would intentionally live close by, just to be near this park.

Two parks on one place! What a dream!…read more There was a wooden park that was large, had many different places to explore and separated by age interests. There were a lot of swings which my kids love and slides. Although one of the slides we found does a downward dip at the end that isn't very good for getting kids to come out of the slide. There is also an accessible park right next to it for kids that may need special equipment to play. But my kids enjoyed that play area just as much. The park is located next to the beach with lots of parking. There is also public restrooms which I don't use. I also saw many picnic benches around that would be great for a picnic or birthday party.

I was born and raised steps away from this park and remember climbing that big tree you see in…read morefront of that park.we used to scare the old timers.lol!!!We used to go swimming and boogie bording right in front in the mouth of this beach.I remember it very well...MAHALO

Beautiful beach but a little rough for snorkeling! Worth it for the views alone!! Would visit againread more

This is the place to be if you want to have parties. Super easy to reserve if you give them enough…read moretime. It does reserve quickly, so the earlier the better. They allow certain waterslide and bouncy house companies and the office will give a list for the pavilion. Easy access and central location. Big field to run around, tennis courts, small playground.

Great value, great 9 hole course: two par 3's, two par 5's, five par 4's. Cash only, walk up and…read moreplay (they don't book tee times). The course is at an elevation of 950 feet. Greens fast, in great shape. Great views.

What a great park for rest, relaxation and golf in Lawai but close to Koloa too. The McBryde estate…read moreincludes a golf course, Japanese garden, acres of park, a Mexican restaurant (Paco's Tacos) and disc golf as well. A respite from the outside world, come here to relax, enjoy Mexican food, play golf or just go for a walk!

Come early to score a parking spot in the crowded public lot…read more Easy swim & snorkel beach. Small waves, no dangerous currents. Lifeguard on duty. Reef has many colorful fish to see. Monk seals often snooze on beach. Saw several sea turtles within 4 feet of shore today. Often is overcrowded with people. This is not a peace & solitude beach. Hence this 3 star rating.

I was last here during the early pandemic and it was a beautiful, peaceful beach that was perfect…read morefor families with little kids. Now, spring of 2026, it's a bit of a mad house. Ironically, we got here early around 9:30-10am, staked out a good spot a solid several yards away from a turtle sunning himself on the beach - and then 15+ turtles joined him over the next 3-4 hours (clearly the pandemic and social distancing is also a thing of the past for the turtles). Ironically, because of this (I'm presuming), the beach quickly became hectic and crowded with dozens of tourists coming over to take pictures and forming a seemingly solid wall of butts of all shapes, sizes, and coverage now between us and the ocean. Lots of butts right in front of us. Meanwhile the well-meaning conservation folks "protecting" the turtles (the turtles, who seemed like they couldn't care less about people) were SHRIEKING at kids and adults who absent-mindedly stepped between the Cone Guardians and the turtles. Got a special treat of a huge monk seal floating by and peaking at all the daytime soap drama too; that was fun. Snorkeling here is meh if you find a zigzag line to get through the turtle brigade to the water without being tasered by the Turtle Keepers (jk, sorta). I'm all for experiencing nature but honestly this beach is too much for me. Peek at the turtles for the turtle experience, but don't come here for the beach itself.

We were so disappointed with the shuttle system. The driver was aggressive on the narrow roads. She…read moredrove fast and blew the horn at pedestrians. It was raining hard on our day and I asked if we could reschedule or get a refund and the attendant rudely said "No, check the website. You get several warnings about no refunds." We get to the dropoff inside the park and there were 100 empty parking spaces (but on the website the option to drive in and park was "not available." ) There were 40 people waiting under a shelter for the shuttle to take them back. Our time was cut short by the rain and cold which is just tough luck but as we were leaving there were now 60 people under the shelter waiting for the shuttle. The bathrooms were filthy. Everyone looked miserable. We didn't even see any fish while trying to snorkel (30 mins). Ninety dollars ($45/each) is not a small fee and it was not worth it. If you are hiking the trail then you have no choice but if you just want a good beach...Just go to Aninni Beach. It's free and we swam with turtles! #BooGoHaena.

If I had a chance to avoid visiting this place, I absolutely would have. Unfortunately, this park…read moreis home to the legendary Kalalau Trail, so there's really no way around it. Even if you're only hiking to the waterfall, you're still required to pay $40 per person just to enter the park. And I have a lot of questions about that. 1. We booked the earliest possible shuttle and paid for it, but we ended up leaving 15 minutes late because we were waiting for other people -- which meant we completely missed sunrise. 2. The park itself is dirty. The restrooms are in terrible condition, and there wasn't even toilet paper. You're charging $40 for entry and can't provide the absolute basics? Don't even get me started on the lack of water stations or hand sanitizer near the bathrooms. All of this is standard in California state and national parks, and they don't charge anywhere near this much. 3. On the way in, we were told about drop-off and pick-up locations along the route. In reality, the shuttles basically never stop there. We got off at one of those spots to grab coffee and then couldn't get back on -bus after bus just drove past us. After waiting for an hour, one shuttle finally stopped to drop off a passenger, but there wasn't enough space for the two of us. So yes, when leaving the park, they don't even plan to leave room to pick people up. Be prepared to walk 5 miles. Of course, the views are incredible, and even with this level of service, the park is still worth seeing. That said, I'd strongly recommend getting as close as possible to town or the beach before the park opens and then walking in on your own. Bring water, wet wipes, and refillable bottles. If you're worried about drinking the water, bring purification tablets -despite park staff insisting the water is absolutely not safe to drink. We drank it and were totally fine. Just go prepared and manage your expectations.