Hawaii · Haleakala National Park

Makahiku Falls

125 mi from Honolulu · ~3.6 hr drive

180ft tall
≈ 55 m

Makahiku Falls is a named waterfall in Hawaii — a substantial cascade dropping 180 feet, about 125 miles from Honolulu, HI. Full visit details below.

State
Hawaii
Nearest city
Honolulu, HI · 125 mi · ~3.6 hr drive
Height
180 ft (55 m)
County
Maui
From Wikipedia: Makahiku Falls is a 200-foot (61m) horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii. It runs on the Ohe'o Gulch stream. The falls is accessed by the Pipiwai Trail. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Makahiku Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About Haleakala National Park

National Park Service unit

Makahiku Falls is inside Haleakala National Park, a U.S. National Park managed by the National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published directly on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.

Entrance fee: $30 per vehicle. Per vehicle, valid 3 days. Sunrise reservation separate. An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units and is worth it after ~3 park visits per year.

Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/hale/

Visiting Makahiku Falls

Trip planning

The exact location is at 20.6655°, -156.0499° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.

Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.

If you've visited Makahiku Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.

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Sources

Public data

Location and tag data for Makahiku Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.