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Kalapana house destroyed by lavaPhoto: United States Geological Survey · Public domain
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Outdoors in Kalapana

Few parks or trails are on the map in Kalapana

12% of Kalapana’s land is conserved, about 116 acres. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Kalapana, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
116 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

116 conserved acres

12% of Kalapana’s land. Who manages Kalapana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land88 ac
County28 ac
State Resource Management Area · 88 acLocal Other or Unknown · 28 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land88Open
County Land Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
County28Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Kalapana

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Scenic views in Kalapana

1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Black Sand Beach Trail0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Kalapana: May to July

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)11.111.512.012.613.013.313.212.812.211.711.211.0
High (°F)747273737576777778777574
Rain (in)13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.122.3

January is the driest month (13.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 23.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Kalapana →

Questions about parks and trails in Kalapana

Is there public land near Kalapana?

65,033 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kalapana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 86 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kalapana 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 →