Photo: Ivtorov · CC BY-SA 4.026% of Captain Cook’s land is conserved: 2,185 acres
3 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 8.4 miles of mapped trail cross Captain Cook, 0.7 per square mile of land. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #61 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Captain Cook?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Captain Cook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Captain Cook is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #61 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Captain Cook’s 26% is ahead of 75% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2,185 conserved acres
26% of Captain Cook’s land. Who manages Captain Cook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,670 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 506 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 10 | Unknown |
| Aruthor Greenwell Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
1 named trail
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Captain Cook: April to June
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) | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| High (°F) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Captain Cook →
Captain Cook and its neighbors
Captain Cook has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Cook | 26% | 0.7 | 1 | 38% | B− |
| Honaunau-Napoopoo | 4% | 0.7 | 61 | 2% | B− |
| Kealakekua | 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 43% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Captain Cook
How much of Captain Cook is conserved land?
26% 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 Captain Cook’s trails?
Arthur L Greenwell Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Captain Cook?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Captain Cook?
4,476 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Captain Cook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 511 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Captain Cook have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #61 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 Captain Cook neighbors.
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 →