Shipwreck Beach, Hawaii, United States
4.0 (211 reviews) Spent Ranking #5 in Lanai Beaches
Hidden Beach
The drive to/towards the beach is scenic. From Lanai city down the winding road towards the beach has views of Maui, Molokai and ultimately the beaches. Once parking at the end of the road, it is roughly a 5-10 minute walk depending on the path. Note - having a 4x4 jeep or similar is ideal.
Address
Kaiolohia Bay, Lanai City, Lanai, HI 96763
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 03, 2024, 13:42
User Ratings
4.0 based on (211 reviews)
Excellent
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Reviews
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4CircleTheWorld 5:00 PM Apr 16, 2021
Unique wreck
From the parking area, it is a 1-mile walk along the shoreline to a good view of the WWII-era concrete tanker that the US Navy accidentally wrecked on the reef. While all of the cars we saw driving out to the beach were jeeps, you could navigate the dirt road in a sedan as long as the road is dry. On your way to the shipwreck, detour to the petroglyphs for a few paintings on the rocks of men and horses.
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4toddster90 5:00 PM Jul 11, 2022
4X4 or No? That is the question
We were trying to determine if we could drive the entire road to the beach and answers on here and other places were unclear. When you look at Google maps it's hard to tell what is paved and what is not. So, the main, long road is paved and it will get you almost to the shoreline but not shipwreach beach. The pavement ends near the ocean and if you don't want to drive anymore, park by the abandoned cars. If you have a 4x4 you can just continue driving on the hard packed road to shipwreck beach. If you have a sedan it's a little more tricky. We had a Ford Fiesta and started on the hard-packed road. It was fine but about 1/4 mile in, there was a section that seemed impassable. Was it possible to maybe do it? Perhaps. But it wasn't worth it so we parked by an area that has a couple of old stages and hanging mooring balls. A higher sedan could have made it. The rest of the road seemed fine for the most part. It's your call. It's actually a nice walk so I would recommend not doing it in a sedan. When you get to the beach veer inland to the petroglyphs. There are some good vantage points to see the actual wreck near there as well. We didn't bother getting any closer. The beach itself is cute and small. It won't be crowded. This is the windier side of the island but it was not bad at all.
