Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T!
Waimea Canyon is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It is ten miles long and 3000 feet deep (The Grand Canyon in Arizona is 277 miles long and 6000 feet deep.) Waimea Canyon was formed both by erosion from the Waimea River cutting through the rock and by the collapse of the volcano that formed Kauai.
Waimea Canyon and Kōkeʻe State Parks preserve the canyon wilderness and maintain a network of trails and lookouts for visitors to enjoy the area. Pu’u O Kila Lookout is up the road from Kalalau Lookout and has even better views of the Kalalau Valley.
From this lookout, you can pick up the Pihea Trail which travels along a ridge before joining with the Alakai Swamp Trail. Alakai is the highest swamp in the world. Through the trees, we could just make out the North shore.
Kauai Posts:
- Wailua Falls
- Lihue Plantation Hanama‘ulu Ditch
- ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls
- Wailua River State Park
- Mount Waiʻaleʻale
- Fuji Beach
- Moloa’a Beach
- Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Kīlauea Lighthouse
- Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
- Wai’oli Hui’ia Church
- NININI POINT LIGHTHOUSE
- Red Dirt Falls
- Waimea Canyon State Park: Waimea Canyon Lookout
- Waimea Canyon State Park: Waipo’o Falls
- Kōkeʻe State Park: Kalalau Lookout
- Kōkeʻe State Park: Pu’u O Kila Lookout
- Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park
- Hanapepe Swinging Bridge
- Koloa Heritage Trail: Spouting Horn
- Koloa Heritage Trail: Keoneloa Bay
- Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park
Location: Pu’u O Kila Lookout, Pihea Trail, Kapaʻa, HI 96746
Designation: State Park
Date of my visit: April 19, 2019
Nice to see it on a clear day T. Thanks for sharing. Allan
Thanks for reading and commenting, Allan 😊
These pics are beautiful! I visited this place back in 04 and it was such a good spot to take it all in. Was great maybe next time I’ll be able to take my kids so they can see and feel the Hawaiian vibe. That would be a good trip! Thanks for posting
Thanks 😊. Yes the Spirit of Aloha is so special
Magnificent, T. Thanks for taking me there. 🌈
Thanks for reading and commenting 😀🌈