Photo: Christopher P. Becker aka Polihale at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.025% of Lihue’s land is conserved: 1,171 acres
11 miles of mapped trail cross Lihue, 1.5 per square mile of land. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #29 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lihue?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lihue have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lihue is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #29 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds 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 Lihue’s 25% is ahead of 72% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% of them.
Water is 9% of Lihue’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 22%.
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 Isenberg Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pua Loke Park
1,171 conserved acres
25% of Lihue’s land. Water is left out: Lihue has 7.5 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lihue’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 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1,048 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 122 | Unknown |
| Isenberg Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Nawiliwili Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Lihue Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Niumalu Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Kalena Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hanamaulu Beach Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Ahukini State Recreation Pier State Park | State parks | 1 | Open |
7 places to go in Lihue
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
2.1 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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Lihue: 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) | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 79 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
July is the driest month (1.8 in) and September the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Lihue →
Lihue and its neighbors
Lihue has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Lihue
Where can I hike in Lihue?
The longest trail networks: Isenberg Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lihue is conserved land?
25% 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 Lihue’s trails?
Isenberg Park and Pua Loke Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lihue?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lihue?
10,876 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lihue or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,062 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lihue have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 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 Lihue 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 →