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Upper Waikani Falls

Maui County, Hawaii

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Maui County, Hawaii
Access status
Roadside view documented; limited informal parking
The walk
Roadside view from the bridge; a short scramble leads to the base
Ground & access
Roadside. The scramble to the base is wet, slippery and needs care.
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Upper Waikani Falls (Three Bears Falls), HI
Upper Waikani Falls (Three Bears Falls), HI
Photo creditPhoto: Christian Joudrey, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Upper Waikani Falls, also called Three Bears Falls, is a roughly 70-foot waterfall with three side-by-side streams beside a bridge on the Hana Highway, about 0.3 miles past mile marker 19. View it from the roadside. A slippery path on either side of the bridge leads down to the base; the mountain side is steeper. Watch for traffic when walking on the highway.

Plan your visit

Hana Highway bridge just past mile marker 19 to Upper Waikani (Three Bears) Falls

Sources describe the falls as seen from the road at the bridge, about 0.3 miles past mile marker 19. No walking distance is published; how far you walk depends on where you find parking.

Roadside. The scramble to the base is wet, slippery and needs care.

Where to start

A small turnout before the bridge, which fills quickly; tour buses stop here. A visitor account says to park off the highway with all wheels off the road; they found space a few hundred yards past the bridge.

Timing & water

After heavy rain the three streams join into one. Do not drink the water; leptospirosis may be present.

Before you go

No fee or reservation.

Visitor information
Visit sources

More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Maui County, Hawaii.

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