Clarence Lum Won Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Greenwell Store · Photo: W Nowicki · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Kealakekua
Few parks or trails are on the map in Kealakekua
5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Kealakekua’s land is conserved, about 88 acres.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
88 acres · of 10.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.2 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kealakekua have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kealakekua is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kealakekua’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home43% of residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Kealakekua’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
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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.
Who protects it
88 conserved acres
1% of Kealakekua’s land. Who manages Kealakekua’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land65 ac
County28 ac
State Resource Management Area · 65 acLocal Other or Unknown · 23 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 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 | 65 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 23 | Unknown |
| Kona Senic Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Kainaliu Beach Trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
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).
Greenwell StoreBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Kealakekua: 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) | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kealakekua →
Next door
Kealakekua and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kealakekua | 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 43% | C |
| Honalo | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Captain Cook | 26% | 0.7 | 1 | 38% | B− |
| Kahaluu-Keauhou | 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 52% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kealakekua
How much of Kealakekua is conserved land?
1% 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 Kealakekua’s trails?
Clarence Lum Won Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kealakekua?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Kealakekua?
2,494 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kealakekua or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kealakekua have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Kealakekua 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 →