Makawao Union Church · Photo: Joel Bradshaw · Public domainPaia has 32 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Paia. 1% of Paia’s land is conserved, about 45 acres. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #82 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Paia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Paia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paia is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #82 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Paia’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% of them.
Water is 18% of Paia’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
45 conserved acres
1% of Paia’s land. Water is left out: Paia has 6.1 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Paia’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 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 18 | Unknown |
| Baldwin Beach Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 11 | Open |
| Lower Paia Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Paia Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
6 places to go in Paia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.9 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Paia
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 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| High (°F) | 82 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 83 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and September the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Paia →
Questions about parks and trails in Paia
How much of Paia is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Paia’s trails?
Baldwin Beach Park and Paia Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Paia?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Paia?
6,514 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Paia have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #82 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 Paia 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 →