Few parks or trails are on the map in Orchidlands Estates
4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Orchidlands Estates, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Orchidlands Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orchidlands Estates is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Orchidlands Estates’ under 1% is ahead of 0% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% 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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2 conserved acres
under 1% of Orchidlands Estates’ land. Who manages Orchidlands Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 2 | Open |
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Orchidlands 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 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| High (°F) | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 10.1 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 17.8 | 14.6 |
June is the driest month (9.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 17.8 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Orchidlands Estates →
Orchidlands Estates and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchidlands Estates | under 1% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Hawaiian Paradise Park | 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| Kurtistown | under 1% | 2.8 | 1 | 8% | C |
| Hawaiian Acres | 2% | 0.2 | 39 | 3% | C+ |
| Ainaloa | 8% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orchidlands Estates
How much of Orchidlands Estates is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Where can I bike in Orchidlands Estates?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Orchidlands Estates?
56,013 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orchidlands Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orchidlands Estates have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Orchidlands Estates 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 →