Spouting Horn Park — Attraction in Kauai

I come here with my family, girlfriend, and friends. It is a really cool place to see. The shops in the area are also fun to look at. here is a legend that a lizard sleeps in the hole, so when the water goes over the lizard it breathes out. This causes the water to shoot out. Of course, if there was a lizard in there, it was blown up. My grandfather told us how spouting horn used to spray so high up it would kill the sugarcane. The sugarcane workers blew up spouting horn with dynamite. Spouting horn used to spray up higher than it does today. It must have been so cool to see spouting horn in its prime. If you want some waterworks, this is the place for you. I could spend a long time watching the water come out. It is especially cool when there are big waves about. It is fun guessing what waves are going to cause the highest gush of water. It is a game we play sometimes. I recommend this place for anyway looking to see water shooting out of some rocks. It ain’t no Yellowstone, but it is...

Of the three blowholes that I know of in our state (the others being Nakalele on Maui and Halona on Oahu), the Spouting Horn is easy to access like Halona, but it's the only one closest to civilization.

The area has been inundated with chickens for as long as I can remember. A short walk from the parking lot brought us to a sidewalk full of local merchants selling all kinds of knick knacks, something I don't remember seeing when I was last here in the 80's. I'm not one to buy things like that so I totally bypassed it. Restrooms are available here as well.

Head to where the crowds are and you'll see the blowhole about 20 yards away from the lookout. The ocean wasn't rough but it still managed to shoot up every now and then. After my 2 minutes of geyser amusement, my focus shifted to the gorgeous coastal scenery and endless ocean. Very nice photo ops are available!

OVERALL: Free, not overly crowded,...

This is not something you're going to want to dedicate much time to. It's pretty cool if you're close to it and can take a quick trip there but we only spent about 5 minutes watching the actual spout. You cannot go up to where the hole is and it's a pretty quick and unspectacular experience to watch it from the viewing deck. Google it, you'll see a video of what it looks like from the viewing deck. That's pretty much it! There's no real area to hike or do anything else, you just go up to this viewing railing and you see water splash through the hole in the rocks. People cycle in and out constantly. don't get me wrong, it's a cool phenomenon and you should check it out if you can, but if you're like me and only have a certain amount of time in Hawaii, I just wouldn't make...