Few parks or trails are on the map in Pahala
10% of Pahala’s land is conserved, about 42 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pahala?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pahala have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pahala is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. 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 Pahala’s 10% is ahead of 40% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% 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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42 conserved acres
10% of Pahala’s land. Who manages Pahala’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 2 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 | 28 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 14 | Unknown |
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 Pahala: 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) | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
June is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Pahala →
Questions about parks and trails in Pahala
How much of Pahala is conserved land?
10% 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.
Is there public land near Pahala?
35,208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pahala or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pahala have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Pahala 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 →