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Waimea Valley
21° 38.2′ N · 158° 3.3′ W
A sacred valley of the priests behind Waimea Bay, now a botanical garden with a paved walk past restored Hawaiian sites to Waimea Falls, where you can swim under lifeguard watch.
Practical
59-864 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa; 808-638-7766. Admission $26 adult, $10 kamaaina adult (site, 2026; verify). Fully paved trail through about 60 themed gardens to the falls; lifeguards on duty at the falls. The Aikau family maintain an ancestral tradition as caretakers of Waimea Valley. Walk in from the Waimea Bay beach park across the highway.
Best for
Easy jungle walk and waterfall swim from the Waimea anchorage
Season
Year-round
Nearby
- Puu o Mahuka Heiau State Historic Site0.4 NM away
- Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational (Waimea Bay)0.6 NM away
- Winter North Swell (Oahu North Shore)0.6 NM away
- Waimea Bay Summer Anchorage0.7 NM away
- Foodland Pupukea (Waimea Bay)0.8 NM away
- Three Tables0.8 NM away
- Shark's Cove (Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District)1 NM away
- Sunset Beach and Banzai Pipeline1.7 NM away