Stone Dam — Attraction in Kauai

Nice walk on Wai Koa trail. This is no longer a loop, but an out and back walk. Beautiful, lush scenery the entire path with clearly marked trail. Just follow the yellow signs. Trail starts just past the dog park. You may catch a glimpse of the horses grazing in a field to the side of trail. This is private property, so do not try and touch the horses or bother them.

At the end of the main trail, you drop down into a little canyon to continue on to the dam, following a more narrow path. If you look to your right before going downhill, there is a big grassy flat area that leads to a pergola and an informational sign. Anyone tired can stop and wait there while the rest of the party goes left downhill to the dam itself.

The garden area at the end of the trail that leads you to the dam is full of flourishing plants and flowers. There's the end of a half log that sits on the trail. Follow it to a set of stairs on your right to see the Buddha statue. Waterfall itself has the calming sounds you expect and there are little spots to sit if you packed in a lunch. Easy to moderate level of difficulty, only because of mud after rains and downhill/uphill at end of trail to access the dam area. Also, there is a narrow section at the very end if you go all the way to top of dam where you're walking on the top of the stone wall for the overflow canal to the side. The stones are always wet, so watch your step. But there is also a...

Gorgeous walk with lots of lush foliage. Fun rope swing at the end if you’re up for an adventure. Loved doing this on a rainy...

Awesome waterfalls at Stone Dam. We started out hike at Common Grounds. It was a little over a mile round trip on...