{
  "name": "Waimea Canyon Drive",
  "slug": "waimea-canyon-drive",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/waimea-canyon-drive/",
  "summary": "Hawaii's answer to the Grand Canyon: a 31 km road climbing from sea-level Waimea to 1,273 m along the rim of a 3,600-ft-deep canyon of layered reds and greens.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "HI 550"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Hawaii",
    "start": {
      "name": "Waimea",
      "lat": 21.95741,
      "lon": -159.67201
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Pu'u o Kila Lookout",
      "lat": 22.147255,
      "lon": -159.631533
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 19.1,
    "lengthKm": 30.7,
    "driveMinutes": 38,
    "corners": 65,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1279.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow road with blind curves",
    "Steep drop-offs",
    "Afternoon cloud obscuring canyon views",
    "Wild chickens and nene geese",
    "Limited passing areas"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Puu Ka Pele Lookout",
    "Waimea Canyon Lookout",
    "Niihau"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 202
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}