It’s this cooling mist that creates Hawaii’s beautiful and abundant rainbows. On a windy day, moisture from the falls creates a cooling mist that blows into the parking lot area. From here, you’re at the level of the falls with a view 173 feet down to the base and its dramatically deep pool. You’ll find the roadside strip of parking on the south side of the falls. It’s well signposted and there is plenty of parking. Drive north along 583 for about 10 minutes and you’ll run into the falls. It will whet your appetite for things to come.ĭrive into Lihue City from the airport to turn right onto Route 583. In fact, you should pop by the falls before you check-in at your hotel. This double-barrelled cascade is right off the roadside just 15 minutes north of Lihue Airport, and stopping by the falls should be the first to-do on your itinerary. But, after careful determination, these are the best five waterfalls on The Garden Isle. In fact, if you sneeze on your drive up to the north shore, then you’ll likely miss a few roadside waterfalls falls along the way. There are so many waterfalls on Kauai that it’s difficult to narrow down the best five. They are so abundant that you’ll find “shower” waterfalls on the island’s more remote hiking trails.
They cover steep mountainsides, roll down red dirt roadsides and they roar into the depths of Waimea Canyon.
The Garden Isle’s lush landscape is cut by streams, rivers and beautiful waterfalls that all pour out of the island’s central volcanic crater. It’s the kind of place where fruit grows wild in such abundance that you’ll be able to pick an avocado, star fruit, mango, guava, passion fruit and more during your Kauai vacation. Every inch of Kauai is alive, verdant and lush. Mount Waialeale receives so much rain that Kauai has the only navigable rivers in all of Hawaii.Īdd moisture to Kauai’s tropical heat and you have the recipe for life. And that constant rain creates hundreds of waterfalls that cascade down the crater’s walls before carving different paths to the sea. Look inland, and you will likely see the towering mountain shrouded in clouds at any time of year. The circular island’s dormant central volcano, Mount Waialeale, is the rainiest place on earth. Kauai is known as The Garden Isle, and for good reason.
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