Glass Beach, Kauai Hawaii
It takes the ocean about 10 to 30 years to create sea glass, and the resulting tumbled glass by the ocean is a frosted, jelly bean-like pebble.
Glass Beach is located in the middle of an industrial part in Eleele, Kauai. The shoreline of Glass Beach is covered with millions of sea glasses – brown, aqua-colored, clear and blue.
The glass found at Glass Beach was broken bottles and auto glass dumped by Swiss Cheese Shoreline on the western end of Kauai. Located between Lawai Beach and Salt Pond Beach Park, Glass Beach is a stretch of glittering pieces of broken glass. It’s amazing to see what the ocean did to all that junk. The one thing that could mar the ethereal effect of Glass Beach is the gas tanks overlooking one side of the beach.
Overview
- Littered with millions of common sea glass: blue, clear green, and brown pieces.
- Sits in the middle of an industrial zone
- Good for beachcombing only, not for swimming
Location: Aka Ula Rd., Eleele, Hawaii 96705
Directions: Drive to the Port Allen Exit. Drive past some warehouses on Waialo Road. Take a left down Aka Ula Road and park where the dirt road begins. From here, it’s a two-minute walk to Glass Beach
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