Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve
Nature preserve
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Puna-Ka'u Historic District · Photo: MPSharwood · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Mauna Loa Estates
Few parks or trails are on the map in Mauna Loa Estates
2% of Mauna Loa Estates’ land is conserved, about 29 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mauna Loa Estates, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
2%
29 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Managed by National Park Service
2 acres
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
2% of Mauna Loa Estates’ land. Who manages Mauna Loa Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land25 ac
State natural resources3 ac
National Park Service2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 25 acState Conservation Area · 3 acNational Park · 2 ac
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 | 25 | Open |
| Kahauale'a Natural Area Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Restricted |
| Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park National Park | National Park Service | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Mauna Loa Estates: 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) | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 8.8 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 11.4 |
June is the driest month (5.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 11.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Mauna Loa Estates →
Next door
Mauna Loa Estates and its neighbors
Mauna Loa Estates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Loa Estates | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Volcano | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mauna Loa Estates
Are dogs allowed on Mauna Loa Estates’ trails?
Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mauna Loa Estates?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Mauna Loa Estates?
80,498 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mauna Loa Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mauna Loa Estates 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 →