Papailoa Beach, Beach on North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
Papailoa Beach, also called Police Beach, is a beach on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. It lies along Papaʻiloa Road near Haleiwa and was used as a filming location for the television series Lost.
Papailoa Beach, also called Police Beach, became known as a filming location for the television series Lost. The production crew moved filming from Mokuleia Beach after winter surf encroached on the set built there for the camp scenes.
The beach is also called Police Beach. The Lost production moved its camp scenes here from Mokulēʻia Beach after winter surf washed over the set built there, so the shoreline seen on screen stands in for the survivors' camp.
The beach can be reached via a marked public entrance near the western end of Papa'iloa Road, though there are no lifeguards or facilities available. Visitors should be prepared for a more natural setting without amenities.
The beach is also called Police Beach, a name that predates its fame as a filming location. Fans of the series Lost can look for the stretch of sand where the survivors' beach camp was built, before winter surf forced the crew to move from Mokulēʻia Beach.
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