When we visited on Apr. 12, 2012, the swimming area was roped off and no swimming allowed. The entire Lydgate Beach area was littered with debris from the flooding in March 2012. The pathway area and Children's Park were open for business and were a great way to spend a couple hours. There were maybe 1 or 2 people on... More

This is nothing like the blue Kauai books says it is. The two "pools" are full of crap and unswimable! There were no cars there. Not worth your time! More

We visited Kauai last week. Based on the earlier reviews I saw here (muddy water, no fish blah blah), I decided not to go so we almost missed this great place for snorkeling. Just 1.5 hours before our return flight, my wife and I decided to take a look since it's so close to our hotel. When we got there,... More

My husband and I had a great time at our first time at Lydgate. We saw a ton of fishes and enjoyed laying on the grass. It was sunny,peaceful, we met some people and shared a great day there. It's great way to ease individuals into the water who are less than comfortable with the open ocean. The other three... More

I've gone to lydgate park for years. It was a great place to take children or adults just learning to snorkel. The lava rocks protect people from the surf and it had large underwater rocks that attracted thousands of multicolored fish! For reasons not explained the local govrnment dreged out the lagoon and removed all the rocks....no fish. They ruined... More

I drove here from my resort for a 3 mile run. The path along the beach is nice. There were some campers and some condos nearby. I wanted to do a straight 3 miles or loop but it ended up being about 2. There is a really cute 'whacky' bridge for kids or even adults. Nice place to watch the... More

Super place to see the sunrise! We got there early and we were the only two there but by the time the sun came up the beach was full of people wanting to see the sun come up over the horizon. Worth the effort and a great foto opportunity. More

This review is only about the man made pools in Lydgate, the designated snorkeling areas. This is the perfect place to learn snorkeling. Especially if you are unsure of your swimming capabilities. There are two man made pools here, one for the kids and one for adults. My wife was afraid of the ocean, so this protected enclosure was the... More

Im sure its probably just the time of year or whatnot, as Ive read a bunch of rave reviews about this place on Tripadvisor and our travel book. But we went and it was reallly muddy throughout, couldnt see anything, was pretty much like swimming in a big salty pond. But Im betting that really we were just there at... More