Our next stop while near Hilo was Akaka Falls. It is not far from Hilo and a beautiful Waterfall.
The parking is terrible. Most people end up parking on the side of the road – however, they still charge you for parking? Yeah. They need more spots. At least it only cost $5.
It is a 5 to 10ish minute walk to the falls (depending on kids with short legs). Really easy to walk there. There is a loop trail, that takes a bit longer, but our kids were being lame (and tired. They’d done alot in the last 24hrs), so we just went there and back. The walk is beautiful as well. Some smaller waterfalls along the way. Enjoy the walk – it is gorgeous.
Being from Oregon, we get spoiled by awesome waterfalls. Well, this waterfall did not disappoint. It was beautiful! I am glad we took the drive to see it (And managed to find parking). If you have an extra hour while in Hilo, take a drive and see Akaka Falls.
I have a funny video that my son (7 year old) took of the walk – not of the falls, he seemed to forget to video that part – I’ll post it once I edit it!
