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After our tubing expedition with Kauai Backcountry Adventures, we began our tour of Kauai’s North shore. Our first stop was the ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls overlook. This waterfall is visible from the highway…no need to hike.
ʻŌpaekaʻa is Hawaiian for ‘rolling shrimp.’ The falls are 151 feet high and flow year round into the Wailua River in Wailua River State Park. We could see birds flying near the cascading water.
Kauai Posts:
- Wailua Falls
- Lihue Plantation Hanama‘ulu Ditch
- ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls
- Wailua River State Park Coming Soon
- Mount Waiʻaleʻale Coming Soon
- Fuji Beach Coming Soon
- Moloa’a Beach Coming Soon
- Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Coming Soon
- Kīlauea Lighthouse Coming Soon
- Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge Coming Soon
- Wai’oli Hui’ia Church Coming Soon
- NININI POINT LIGHTHOUSE Coming Soon
- Waimea Canyon State Park: Red Dirt Falls Coming Soon
- Waimea Canyon State Park: Waimea Canyon Lookout Coming Soon
- Waimea Canyon State Park: Waipo’o Falls Coming Soon
- Kōkeʻe State Park: Kalalau Lookout Coming Soon
- Kōkeʻe State Park: Pu’u O Kila Lookout Coming Soon
- Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park Coming Soon
- Hanapepe Swinging Bridge Coming Soon
- Spouting Horn Coming Soon
- Koloa Heritage Trail: Spouting Horn Coming Soon
- Koloa Heritage Trail: Keoneloa Bay Coming Soon
- Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park Coming Soon
Location: Kuamoo Road, Wailua, Kauai, Hawaii
Designation: State Park
Date of my visit: April 18, 2019
So beautiful, Ms. T.! Hawaii is one of the states I haven’t been yet. I’m planning to make a stop there, when we fly to Australia. Hopefully this will happen in 2024. Yes, this is a long shot. But it gives me time to save enough $$$ for this trip. And in the meantime, I can do some smaller thrips throughout the US.
I hope your dream becomes reality! I would also love to see Australia someday, but so much to do here first…
We we are definitely working on that dream. I hear ya. The US provides us with so many sights. It can’t be done in one life time. 😉
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Thanks 😊
I am planning a trip to Hawaii in 2021 for my wife and I’s 25th anniversary. You seem so well versed on the islands, I would welcome any help and recommendations via e-mail for visiting both National Parks there, beaches, which island to start, etc. Thanks..enjoy your posts.
Absolutely! There is a ‘contact’ button on my page. Initiate that and we will be connected by email without either of us publicly posting our address 😜. Let me know what your initial plans are and I’ll share any info I have. Congratulations on your silver anniversary
The waterfalls are stunning! What a beautiful place.
Thanks 😊