United States · Kauai County
Kīpū Falls
Kīpū Falls is a waterfall in East Kauaʻi, Hawaii. Kīpū Falls has a dangerous reputation due to drowning deaths of five people in a five-year span, as well as numerous other injuries.
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Kīpū Falls drops over a series of steps. It is a block-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Kauai County, United States. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a block waterfall, a wide sheet of water falling from a broad river.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Kīpū Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Kauai County are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Getting there
- Base town Kauai County, United States
- Country United States
- Region Kauai County, United States, North America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Kīpū Falls
United States
Height—Width—
Most similar
Bow Falls
Canada
Height9 mWidth30 m
Also a block waterfall and in Canada
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
We don't have a reliable crest width for Kīpū Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
On the map
21.95, -159.41964
Quick answers
Where is Kīpū Falls?
Kīpū Falls is in United States (Kauai County). The nearest base is Kauai County, United States. Its coordinates are 21.9500, -159.4196.
When is the best time to visit Kīpū Falls?
Peak flow is January to April and November to December. Fed by trade-wind rain: the wetter months from November to April carry the most water.
What can you do at Kīpū Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Kīpū Falls?
The usual base is Kauai County, United States. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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