Vacation Rental in Princeville Kauai

and Kauai Travel Guide

©B.Pruitt 2009

Hiking on Kauai

Take a Walk on the Safe Side

East Side Trails

North Shore Trails

Na Pali Trails

Koke‛e Trails

Camping on Kauai

Camping on Kauai

Camping is permitted at designated campgrounds at many of Kauai's state parks, county parks and forest reserves.  Permits are required for an overnight visit to any campground and must be obtained in advance.

State Park Campgrounds

State park campgrounds are open seven days per week, all year.  Permit applications must be received at least seven days before the camping event and are issued up to one year in advance.  The maximum length of stay at any one park is five consecutive nights.  Tent camping is $5 per campsite per night except for Nâ Pali Coast State Park which is $10 per person per night.  Permit applications are available by contacting:

Hawai‘i State Parks

Island of Kaua‘i District Office

Department of Land & Natural Resources

3060 Eiwa Street, Room 306

Lihu‘e, HI 96766-1875

Tel. (808) 274-3444

Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Friday

A permit application is available in PDF format at the state's website at: <www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dsp/dsp.html>.

Na Pali Coast State Park

You need to apply early for a permit to camp at the Kalalau campground.  Two-thirds of all permits during the summer are issued one year in advance.  Campsites are situated at the Hanakapiai, Hanakoa, Kalalau and Miloli‘i valleys.  These campsites are considered primitive and drinking water is unavailable.  Miloli‘i campsite, which can only be reached by boat, is closed indefinitely.

Kokee State Park

The campsite is in a lovely meadow close to the Koke‘e Museum.  Drinking water, bathrooms, a restaurant and a picnic shelter are available at the park headquarters.

Polihale State Park

The Polihale campsite is located on Kaua‘i's largest beach on the hot and arid west coast.  Facilities include bathrooms, showers, barbeque pits, picnic tables and a pavilion.

County Park Campgrounds

Camping permit fees are $3 per adult per night for non-residents and free for state residents.  Stays at the campsite are limited to seven nights.  Applications are available by contacting:

County of Kauai

Department of Public Works

Division of Parks and Recreation

4444 Rice Street

Mo‘ikeha Building, Suite 150

Lihu‘e, HI 96766

Tel. (808) 241-6660

A permit application is also available at the county's website at: <www.kauaigov.org/parks.htm>.

The county park campsites are:

Ha‘ena Park (closed Mondays), Black Pot Beach on Hanalei Bay (weekends and holidays only), ‘Anini Beach Park (closed Tuesdays), Anahola Beach Park (closed Thursdays), Hanama‘ulu Beach Park (Wednesdays), Salt Pond Beach Park (closed Tuesdays) and Lucy Wright Park in Waimea (closed Mondays).