Kealia Forest Reserve
Managed by Hawaii Department of Fish and Wildlife
467 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Anahola
39% of Anahola’s land is conserved: 919 acres
4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Anahola, 1.2 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 5.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #20 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
39%
919 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,490 ft
Kalalea
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Anahola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Anahola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Anahola is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #20 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Anahola’s overall grade.
Conserved land39% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13CParks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 80%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 79%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Anahola’s 39% is ahead of 89% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 75% of them.
Water is 10% of Anahola’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 35%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Moloaʻa Forest Reserve
Managed by Hawaii Department of Fish and Wildlife
121 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Anahola Village Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
919 conserved acres
39% of Anahola’s land. Water is left out: Anahola has 3.7 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Anahola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources587 ac
State Department of Land328 ac
Town or city5 ac
State Conservation Area · 587 acState Resource Management Area · 328 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kealia Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 587 | Restricted |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 328 | Open |
| Aloha Clubhouse Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Anahola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Anahola
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Anahola
Kalalea1,490 ft elevation · In Moloaʻa Forest Reserve
DirectionsHokualeleIn Kealia Forest Reserve
DirectionsPuu KonanaeIn Kealia Forest Reserve
DirectionsCampgrounds in Anahola
Anahola Beach Park Camping
DirectionsKumu camp
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Anahola: April to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 77 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
June is the driest month (3.7 in) and September the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 7.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Anahola →
Questions about parks and trails in Anahola
How much of Anahola is conserved land?
39% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Hawaii town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Anahola’s trails?
Kealia Forest Reserve and Moloaʻa Forest Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Anahola?
10,189 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Anahola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 342 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Anahola have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 of 93 in Hawaii. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Anahola neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →