Hawaii

Wailua Falls

110 mi from Honolulu · ~3.2 hr drive

82ft tall
≈ 25 m

Wailua Falls is a named waterfall in Hawaii — a 82-foot drop, about 110 miles from Honolulu, HI. Full visit details below.

State
Hawaii
Nearest city
Honolulu, HI · 110 mi · ~3.2 hr drive
Height
82 ft (25 m)
From Wikipedia: Wailua Falls is a waterfall on the island of Kauai, part of the US state of Hawaii. The 173 foot falls are located on the South Fork Wailua River near Lihue. The waterfall is prominently featured on the opening credits of the television series Fantasy Island. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Wailua Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting Wailua Falls

Trip planning

The exact location is at 22.0346°, -159.3786° — 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 Wailua Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.

Other waterfalls within 30 miles

7 nearby

Sources

Public data

Location and tag data for Wailua 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.