Kaneohe Forest Reserve
Managed by State of Hawaii
293 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Heeia
29% of Heeia’s land is conserved: 608 acres
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Heeia. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #66 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
608 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Heeia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Heeia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Heeia is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #66 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Heeia’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home76% 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 46%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 29%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Heeia’s 29% is ahead of 78% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% of them.
Water is 7% of Heeia’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 28%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve
Managed by State of Hawaii
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
608 conserved acres
29% of Heeia’s land. Water is left out: Heeia has 3.2 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Heeia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County275 ac
State natural resources258 ac
Private owners59 ac
State Department of Land17 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 261 acState Conservation Area · 258 acWatershed Protection Area · 59 acState Resource Management Area · 17 acLocal Park · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 261 | Unknown |
| Waiahole Forest Reserve (iolekaa Sec) State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 257 | Restricted |
| Private Landowner Watershed Protection Area Watershed Protection Area | Private owners | 59 | Closed |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 17 | Open |
| Shoreline Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Kaneohe Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
4 places to go in Heeia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Heeia
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Heeia
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Leleahina HeiauStructure · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Heeia: 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) | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 79 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
July is the driest month (2.5 in) and September the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 6.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Heeia →
Next door
Heeia and its neighbors
Heeia has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heeia | 29% | under 0.1 | 2 | 76% | B− |
| Kaneohe | 19% | 0.9 | 5 | 91% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Heeia
How much of Heeia is conserved land?
29% 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 Heeia’s trails?
Kaneohe Forest Reserve and Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Heeia?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Heeia?
24,701 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heeia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Heeia have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #66 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 Heeia 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 →