ʻŌlaʻa Forest Reserve
Nature preserve
5,406 acres5.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mountain View
38% of Mountain View’s land is conserved: 13,482 acres
54 miles of mapped trail cross Mountain View, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: ʻŌlaʻa Forest Reserve (5.6 mi), Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve (1.6 mi).
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #70 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
38%
13,482 acres · of 54.9 sq mi of land
Trails
54 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.0 mi
Highest peak
3,707 ft
Puʻumakaʻala
What kind of outdoors town is Mountain View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mountain View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mountain View is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #70 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mountain View’s overall grade.
Conserved land38% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (54 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 25%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Mountain View’s 38% is ahead of 88% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is ʻŌlaʻa Forest Reserve, with 5.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve
Nature preserve
5,917 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Upper Waiākea Forest Reserve
Nature preserve
103 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Waiākea Forest Reserve
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
13,482 conserved acres
38% of Mountain View’s land. Who manages Mountain View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources11,370 ac
State Department of Land2,098 ac
County14 ac
State Conservation Area · 11,370 acState Resource Management Area · 2,098 acLocal Other or Unknown · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pu'u Maka'ala Natural Area Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 5,915 | Restricted |
| 'Ola'a Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 5,333 | Restricted |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 2,098 | Open |
| Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 119 | Restricted |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 14 | Unknown |
| Waiakea Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Mountain View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Mountain View
Puʻumakaʻala3,707 ft elevation · In Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve
DirectionsTrails & water
11 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
Thorne Parkway0.4 mi
Kanahele Place0.2 mi
Keola Place0.2 mi
Mountain View Place0.1 mi
Cocoanut Place0.1 mi
Forest Place0.1 mi
Fern Court0.1 mi
Mango Place0.1 mi
Orchid Place0.1 mi
Kukui Place0.1 mi
1 more trails
Hibiscus Place
0.1 miBiking & sports
9.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mountain View: May to July
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) | 74 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 13.1 | 15.8 | 22.9 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 23.5 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 23.1 | 22.3 |
January is the driest month (13.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 23.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Mountain View →
Next door
Mountain View and its neighbors
Mountain View has the most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 38% | 1.0 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Fern Forest | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | 13% | D |
| Kurtistown | under 1% | 2.8 | 1 | 8% | C |
| Fern Acres | under 1% | 0.3 | 9 | under 1% | C− |
| Hawaiian Acres | 2% | 0.2 | 39 | 3% | C+ |
| 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 Mountain View
Where can I hike in Mountain View?
The longest trail networks: ʻŌlaʻa Forest Reserve, 5.6 miles; Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mountain View is conserved land?
38% 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 Mountain View’s trails?
ʻŌlaʻa Forest Reserve and Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mountain View?
9.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Mountain View?
104,824 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,107 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mountain View have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 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 Mountain View 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 →