Rainbow Falls is in Wailuku River State Park near Hilo. Matt and I saw a sign for this waterfall and decided we needed to make a stop here early in the morning. Rainbow Falls gets its name from the way that mist catches the early morning light can make rainbows! Unfortunately, even though we went early in the morning, the light wasn’t on our side. Since we didn’t do much research, we found out after coming home that there is more to see and do in this park than we saw did. On the outskirts of Hilo you can find a parking area for Rainbow Falls. There’s a short paved path to the left that takes you up to the top of the falls where you can watch them flow over. Looking back down the river from the top of the falls. I personally think that the best view is just up from the parking lot, on the level ground. There is a viewing area to the right that’s raised, but the view from below that is just phenomenal. This 80-foot double waterfall flows over a natural lava cave that was the legendary home of Hina, the mother of the […]