We took the “shortcut” because we were staying at the resort. The shortcut is off the main road through the resort, and when you hear the generator, you are almost there. Pass it and across from the tennis and basketball court you will see it on your right over a little bridge, with a sign that says “Trail”. The hike is pretty steep in places, and even though the distance is a little over a mile on the shortcut, it kicked our butts because we are from the upper Midwest and the heat and humidity was intense. We brought tons of water and drank it all on the home there and back. When you follow the path, it eventually meets up with a road (turn right). You eventually make it to the shore and the pools are to your left. Make sure you are wearing water shoes with traction like Keens. I thought I could climb in tennis shoes I hiked in, and not get wet. Nope! The pools are more full with higher tide, but climbing into them is tougher. That said, we are not expert climbers, and we made it. The breaking waves can be intense, so we recommend you take steps between breaking waves around the tide pool. All that aside, it was absolutely breathtaking and worth every minute of sweating and uphill climbing!

Slightly strenuous hike out to tide pools. We hired a guide which was worth the money. Joel from Fitness Integrated Tours was fun and knowledgeable. The tide pools were so beautiful and we had fun jumping in and cooling off.

4/25/2024 - 5 of us hiked out to the tide pools. We headed out about 3:00 PM to get there at low tide. We passed hikers coming back from the tide pools. 3 of us climbed the rocks over to the tide pools. I have short legs & arms. I needed some help on the rocks. We wore water shoes (Teva - closed toed) for the hike, rocks & pools. We looked at the reviews on here before we went out. They were very helpful. The age range for the group was 62 to 56. We headed out about 3:00 PM to get there at low tide. We were the only ones out at the tide pools when we arrived at 4:00 PM. We saw crabs climbing all over the rocks. We saw an eel in the tide pool & other fishes. We had a good time. It was worth seeing.

Great hike but not for beginners. Climbing to the tide pool was neat. Swimming in the tide pool was refreshing. Spotted about six sharks 20 feet from shore, mostly reef sharks. Trail could be dangerous for the inexperienced or if walking with poor footware and climbing to the tide pool could be very dangerous/treacherous/deadly in rough waters or high tide, etc. Would not go into the open ocean here, rip currents present. That being said, we had a blast on this calm June day. If you go, be very aware of your surroundings and use extreme caution. Do not push your luck.