Photo: Travis.Thurston · CC BY-SA 3.0Makakilo has 27 acres of parks, 1.3 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Makakilo. 3% of Makakilo’s land is conserved, about 67 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #87 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Makakilo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Makakilo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Makakilo is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #87 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park 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 Makakilo’s 3% is ahead of 15% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kahiwelo Neighborhood Park
67 conserved acres
3% of Makakilo’s land. Who manages Makakilo’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 7 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 | 36 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 24 | Unknown |
| Makakilo Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Palailai Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Makakilo Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Maukalani Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kahiwelo Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
3 places to go in Makakilo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Makakilo: April and May
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) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Makakilo →
Makakilo and its neighbors
Makakilo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makakilo | 3% | under 0.1 | 1 | 87% | C |
| Kapolei | 32% | 1.9 | 5 | 96% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Makakilo
How much of Makakilo is conserved land?
3% 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 Makakilo’s trails?
Upper Makakilo Community Park and Palailai Neighborhood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Makakilo?
15,638 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Makakilo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Makakilo have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #87 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 Makakilo 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 →