Photo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0Lanai City has 18 miles of mapped trails, 2.7 for every square mile of land
26% of Lanai City’s land is conserved, about 1,137 acres. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #32 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lanai City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lanai City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lanai City is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #32 of 93 in Hawaii. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Lanai City’s 26% is ahead of 74% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dole Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1,137 conserved acres
26% of Lanai City’s land. Who manages Lanai City’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 2 of 8 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 | 951 | Closed |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 167 | Unknown |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 10 | Open |
| Dole Park Local Park | Private owners | 8 | Open |
| Fraser Park Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
| 5Th Avenue Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Fraser Avenue Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
10 places to go in Lanai City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 named trails
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Lanai City: 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) | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
August is the driest month (0.4 in) and the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Lanai City →
Questions about parks and trails in Lanai City
Where can I hike in Lanai City?
The longest trail networks: Dole Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lanai City is conserved land?
26% 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 Lanai City’s trails?
Dole Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lanai City?
524 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lanai City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lanai City have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #32 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 Lanai City 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 →