Kauai Attraction Guide
Kauai Attractions
Kauai is home to dramatic cliffs, rainforest valleys, waterfalls, gardens and historic sites that tell the story of Hawaii's oldest island. These attractions take you from the North Shore to Waimea Canyon and many places in between.
Attraction directory
Kauai Attractions
Fern Grotto
Fern Grotto is a fern-draped lava cave along Kauai's Wailua River, reached by boat or kayak and known for Hawaiian music, natural acoustics and royal history.
Kalalau Trail
Kalalau Trail follows Kauai's Na Pali Coast from Ke'e Beach toward Kalalau Valley, with cliffside hiking, permits, stream crossings and remote beaches.
Kauai Coffee Company
Kauai Coffee Company is a scenic south shore coffee estate with tastings, a self-guided walking tour, gifts and plantation views.
Kilauea Lighthouse
Kilauea Lighthouse stands at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai's north shore, with ocean cliffs, seabirds, refuge views and advance reservations.
Koke'e State Park
Koke'e State Park is a high-elevation Kauai park above Waimea Canyon, with forest trails, Kalalau Valley views, picnic areas, cabins and native birds.
Mount Wai'ale'ale
Mount Waialeale is a rain-soaked mountain in Kauai's interior, known for mist, steep green walls, waterfall-fed valleys and rare clear views.
Na Pali Coast State Park
Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park protects Kauai's rugged northwest coast, with Kalalau Trail access, sea cliffs, valleys, remote camping and permit rules.
Pa'ula'ula State Historic Site
Pa'ula'ula State Historic Site near Waimea preserves stone fort remains connected with King Kaumualii, Kauai history and an early Russian-American Company episode.
Spouting Horn
Spouting Horn is a south Kauai blowhole near Poipu, where waves push through a lava tube and send seawater high above the black lava shelf.
Wailua River
Wailua River is Kauai's east-side river valley, known for kayaking, riverboat tours, Fern Grotto, ancient sites, waterfall views and lush scenery.
Waimea Canyon State Park
Waimea Canyon State Park is Kauai's canyon overlook park, with red cliffs, deep valley views, waterfalls, hiking access and the road toward Koke'e.