Hawaii · Haleakala National Park
Wailua Falls
126 mi from Honolulu · ~3.6 hr drive
82ft tall
≈ 25 m
≈ 25 m
Wailua Falls is a named waterfall in Hawaii — a 82-foot drop, about 126 miles from Honolulu, HI. Full visit details below.
- State
- Hawaii
- Nearest city
- Honolulu, HI · 126 mi · ~3.6 hr drive
- Height
- 82 ft (25 m)
- Coordinates
- 20.6836°, -156.0306°
- Park
- Haleakala National Park (NP)
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.
About Haleakala National Park
Wailua 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 Wailua Falls
The exact location is at 20.6836°, -156.0306° — 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
Sources
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.