State Park · Hawaii, United States
ʻAkaka Falls State Park
ʻAkaka Falls State Park is a state park in Hawaii, United States.
Photo: Dllu via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Hawaii, United States |
| Coordinates | 19.8533° N, 155.1561° W |
| Managed by | Hawaii state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About ʻAkaka Falls State Park
ʻAkaka Falls State Park is a state park on Hawaiʻi Island, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The park is about 11 miles (18 km) north of Hilo, west of Honomū off the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) at the end of Hawaii Route 220. It includes its namesake ʻAkaka Falls, a 442-foot (135 m) tall waterfall. ʻAkaka is named after Chief 'Akaka-o-ka-nī'au-oi'o-i-ka-wao, grandson of Kūlanikapele and Kīakalohia. The accessible portion of the park lies high on the right shoulder of the deep gorge into which the waterfall plunges, and the falls can be viewed from several points along a loop trail through the park.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
Getting there
| Nearest town | Hilo, Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Getting there | about 11 miles north of Hilo |
Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) · Kailua-Kona, United States · 58.4 miles away
- Kahului International Airport (OGG) · Kahului, United States · 109.6 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is ʻAkaka Falls State Park?
ʻAkaka Falls State Park is in Hawaii, United States (19.8533° N, 155.1561° W).
How do I get to ʻAkaka Falls State Park?
The nearest town is Hilo, Hawaii. about 11 miles north of Hilo.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawaii_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Hawaii state parks — park name.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ʻAkaka_Falls_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).