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Essential Tips for Planning Your Kalalau Trail Visit in 2025

by Dacy | Dec 31, 2024 | Day Use, Featured, Tips | 0

Don’t be stuck unable to visit the trail because you didn’t plan ahead.

Surviving the Impossible: Miracle on the Kalalau Trail

by Dacy | Aug 6, 2024 | Articles, Featured, Hanakāpīʻai Falls, News, Travel Logs, Weather | 0

Rich Greenberg’s life took an extraordinary turn on a seemingly ordinary family vacation to Kauai. What began as a joyful hike on the Kalalau Trail to Hanakapi’ai Falls turned into a harrowing ordeal that would test the limits of human endurance and the power of the human spirit.

Hikers Rescued After Fall From The Kalalau Trail

by Dacy | Mar 2, 2024 | Articles, News | 0

On Wednesday, February 28, 2024 shortly after noon the Kauai Fire Department received a call...

Facing Fear on Steep Cliff Edges – Sketchbook Diaries Backpacking the Napali Coast, Hawaii

by Dacy | Jan 23, 2024 | Travel Logs, Video | 0

Arizona-based artist Kristi Rauckis recently posted a very artistic video that she shot and edited...

To Kalalau and Back in One Day – Trail Report

by Dacy | Jan 8, 2024 | Articles, Tips, Travel Logs | 0

This report is intended to provide information and perspective for those who are considering an...

Capturing Great Photos of Kalalau, The Nāpali Coast & Kauai

by Dacy | Jan 5, 2024 | Articles, Tips | 0

Kalalau Lookout Kauai, the “Garden Isle,” is a photographer’s paradise. From the...

Mistakes People Make when Planning to Hike the Kalalau Trail

by Dacy | Apr 7, 2023 | Articles, Featured | 0

The Kalalau Trail is a rugged trail that includes steep climbs and descents.

Preparing to hike the famous Kalalau Trail.

by Dacy | Mar 22, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Tips | 0

The Kalalau Trail is a 11-mile trail that runs along the Nāpali Coast on the island of Kauai in...

How do I get to the Kalalau Trail?

by Dacy | Dec 26, 2021 | Tips | 4

First of all, the park is limited to 900 visitors per day. If you want to visit, you’ll have...

Kalalau Trail closed due to weather/landslide

by Dacy | Mar 14, 2021 | News, Uncategorized, Weather | 8

A landslide along the Kuhio Highway has closed the road that leads to Hanalei and the Kalalau...

Kalalau Trail Permits are Now Available

by Dacy | Jun 16, 2020 | News | 0

Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park permits are now available on the State’s website. Permits can be purchased up to 30 days prior to your visit.

Kalalau | Hiking the Kalalau Trail | HD with Drone Footage

by Dacy | Apr 23, 2020 | Crawler's Ledge (Mile 7), Video | 0

Join us for two days on the Kalalau Trail and a full day in Kalalau Valley on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Backpacking and adventuring at its finest. What we found in the valley was a complete surprise and the story of a lifetime.