The Queen's Bath in Kauai
The Queen’s bath in Princeville is one of Kauai’s favorite attractions. A quick hike past a waterfall leads down to a landscape of lava rock and on to the bath. A natural tide pool embedded in a shelf of rocky lava, the Queen’s bath has the notorious reputation of being one of the top drowning locations in Kauai. Approximately the size of large swimming pool, water spills over the lava rocks to refresh the pool.
The bath and its crystal clear water are a tempting summertime excursion for some. Many suggest that the Queen’s bath is safe when the waves are 3 feet high or less during the summer months. We would argue that the risk is simply too high at anytime of the year and advise against swimming or snorkeling in the Queen’s bath at all times. However, there’s no argument that the Queen’s bath is a beautiful place and worth a peak, especially from above.
IMAGES VIA: AZAdam and film_fatale on flickr
Related posts:
Reminds me of this place in Newcastle, NSW Australia where I used to go with my friends —–> http://www.nswoceanbaths.info/pools/images/83_bogey_hole_newcastle.jpg and http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4611348.jpg
It’s awesome. You have to go down lots of steps and there is the coolest cave.
This is a great spot, I’m glad you wrote about it. I just have one suggestion. You make a pretty dramatic statement about the drownings, I’d like to see some more details, or at least a link. Thanks for posting this.
Regards,
Charles
Good point Charles. Here’s a link to an incident that occurred last year: http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/10/13/news/kauai_news/doc48f31a979a01c987760221.txt
I always wonder why humans have a need to swim in dangerous water? I watch tourist swim in places with strong currents and riptides and I just shake my head. I will just go ahead and enjoy the beauty of places like the Queens Bath and leave the swimming to the daredevils