Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden
Park
101 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kaneohe
19% of Kaneohe’s land is conserved: 802 acres
6.2 miles of mapped trail cross Kaneohe, 0.9 per square mile of land. 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 200 acres are parks and preserves, 5.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #22 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
802 acres · of 6.5 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
200 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
1.8 mi lanes
Highest peak
279 ft
Puʻupahu
Lakes & rivers
3
4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Kaneohe?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kaneohe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kaneohe is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #22 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 Kaneohe’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (200 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13CParks close to home91% 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 79%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 77%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Kaneohe’s 19% is ahead of 63% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% of them.
Water is 23% of Kaneohe’s area (2 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 15%.
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
The longest trail network is Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kāneʻohe District Park
Park
29 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kaneohe Community Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden101 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Kāneʻohe District Park29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSouza Dairy Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsKaneohe Community Park3 acres
Keahala Playground3 acres
DirectionsKaneohe Beach Park2 acres
Who protects it
802 conserved acres
19% of Kaneohe’s land. Water is left out: Kaneohe has 6.5 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kaneohe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land444 ac
County358 ac
Town or city49 ac
State parks32 ac
Joint13 ac
State Resource Management Area · 444 acLocal Other or Unknown · 337 acLocal Park · 86 acLocal Recreation Area · 15 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 444 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 337 | Unknown |
| Kaneohe District Park Local Park | State parks | 31 | Open |
| Shoreline Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Kaneohe Bayview Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden Local Historic or Cultural Area | Joint | 13 | Open |
| Kaluapuhi Neighborhood Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Kaneohe Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Kaneohe Civic Center Neigh. Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Puohala Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
19 places to go in Kaneohe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Kaneohe
Kaneohe District Park PoolIn Kāneʻohe District Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Kaneohe
Kapunahala Playground
DirectionsPlus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Kaneohe
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Kaneohe
Scenic Lookout
DirectionsPeaks in Kaneohe
Puʻupahu279 ft elevation
DirectionsPōhākea164 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
17Tennis
14Basketball
11Baseball
2Volleyball
1Skate park
1Multi-sport
1Football
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Friendship GardenSite · listed 2016
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Kaneohe: 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 Kaneohe →
Next door
Kaneohe and its neighbors
Kaneohe has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneohe | 19% | 0.9 | 5 | 91% | A− |
| Heeia | 29% | under 0.1 | 2 | 76% | B− |
| Kaneohe Base | 2% | 0.5 | 1 | 91% | C+ |
| Kailua | 13% | 1.3 | 4 | 88% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kaneohe
Where can I hike in Kaneohe?
The longest trail networks: Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, 0.3 miles; Kāneʻohe District Park, 0.1 miles; Souza Dairy Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kaneohe is conserved land?
19% 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 Kaneohe’s trails?
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden and Kāneʻohe District Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kaneohe?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes and 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Kaneohe?
25,423 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kaneohe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 612 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kaneohe have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #22 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 Kaneohe 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 →