23% of Keokea’s land is conserved: 2,754 acres
15 miles of mapped trail cross Keokea, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #78 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Keokea?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Keokea have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Keokea is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #78 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Keokea’s 23% is ahead of 70% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% 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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2,754 conserved acres
23% of Keokea’s land. Who manages Keokea’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Landowner Watershed Protection Area Watershed Protection Area | Private owners | 1,353 | Closed |
| Kula Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 765 | Restricted |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 615 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 21 | Unknown |
6 places to go in Keokea
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
5 named trails
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Keokea: 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 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
June is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 3.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Keokea →
Keokea and its neighbors
Keokea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keokea | 23% | 0.8 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Kula | 28% | 0.5 | 3 | 9% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Keokea
How much of Keokea is conserved land?
23% 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.
Is there public land near Keokea?
22,500 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keokea or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 615 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Keokea have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #78 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 Keokea 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 →