Waimea Canyon State Park

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Waimea Canyon State Park
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Location	Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi
Nearest city	Waimea
Coordinates	22°03′22″N 159°39′55″W / 22.05611°N 159.66528°W / 22.05611; -159.66528
Operated by	Department of Land and Natural Resources - Division of State Parks
Website	Hawaiʻi State Parks

Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, is a large canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands of the United States. Waimea is Hawaiian for "reddish water", a reference to the erosion of the canyon's red soil.^[1] The canyon was formed by a deep incision of the Waimea River arising from the extreme rainfall on the island's central peak, Mount Waiʻaleʻale, among the wettest places on earth.