Honolulu
Manoa Falls
A short muddy rainforest walk to a tall thin waterfall.
Why go
Proper jungle, fifteen minutes from the city.
The catch
The hike itself costs nothing; the parking does. The lot at the trailhead is $7 a vehicle, or $4 with a Hawaii ID or military ID, and it is open 8am to 6pm. It will be muddy - wear shoes you do not mind ruining. Swimming at the base is not allowed.
- How long
- 1.5-2 hours
- With children
- With care
- Effort
- Moderate
- Cost
- Free trail, $7 parking
- Parking
- Limited
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 24 min | 6.1 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 51 min | 18.3 miles |
| From Ala Moana | 22 min | 5.3 miles |
| From Downtown Honolulu | 25 min | 6.2 miles |
Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.
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What else is close
Nearest by road, which is not the same as nearest on a map — and not the same as sharing a region either.
- Punchbowl, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific22 min awayA cemetery inside an extinct crater above downtown, for the Pacific war dead.
- Honolulu Museum of Art22 min awayA museum built around a series of open courtyards, with a serious Asian and Pacific collection.
- Ala Moana Center23 min awayThe largest open-air shopping centre in the world, between Waikiki and downtown.
- Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon23 min awayFive acres of still saltwater behind the Hilton, cut off from the surf entirely.
- Foster Botanical Garden23 min awayThe oldest garden on the island, in the middle of downtown, full of trees nothing else here has.
- Kaimukī23 min awayA short main street behind Diamond Head that is where Honolulu goes out to eat.