Neal S. Blaisdell Park
Park
24 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States · CC BY 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pearl City
19% of Pearl City’s land is conserved: 1,124 acres
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.8 miles of mapped trail cross Pearl City, 0.7 per square mile of land. 165 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #33 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
1,124 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
165 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
2.0 mi lanes · 2.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Pearl City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pearl City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pearl City is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #33 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pearl City’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (165 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13CParks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 65%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Pearl City’s 19% is ahead of 64% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% of them.
Water is 9% of Pearl City’s area (1 of 10 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 18%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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 Neal S. Blaisdell Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pearl City District Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Ewa Forest Reserve
Managed by State of Hawaii
53 acres0.1 mi of trail
Manana Ridge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 18 parks & preserves
Neal S. Blaisdell Park24 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsPearl City District Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsLehua Community Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsEwa Forest Reserve53 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · State of Hawaii
Waiau District Park29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsManana Community Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPacific Palisades Community Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPacheco Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsShigeo Ushiro Manana Neighborhood Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge35 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Pearl Harbor Bike Path7 acres
DirectionsKaahele Neighborhood Park5 acres
Waiau Neighborhood Park5 acres
Newtown Neighborhood Park4 acres
DirectionsMānana Kai Neighborhood Park4 acres
Nahele Neighborhood Park4 acres
Waimalu Neighborhood Park4 acres
DirectionsWaiau Gardens Mini Park3 acres
Who protects it
1,124 conserved acres
19% of Pearl City’s land. Water is left out: Pearl City has 9.1 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pearl City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land767 ac
County333 ac
Town or city145 ac
Private owners8 ac
State Resource Management Area · 767 acLocal Other or Unknown · 333 acLocal Park · 145 acWatershed Protection Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
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 | 767 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 333 | Unknown |
| Waiau District Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Neal S Blaisdell Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Manana Community Park And Youth Facility Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Lehua Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Pearl City District Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Pacific Palisades Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Private Landowner Watershed Protection Area Watershed Protection Area | Private owners | 8 | Closed |
| Newtown Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
44 places to go in Pearl City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Pearl City
Manana poolIn Shigeo Ushiro Manana Neighborhood Park
DirectionsPlus 4 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Pearl City
38 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Boat launches in Pearl City
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.7 mi
Lower Waimano Trail1.1 mi
Upper Waimano Trail1.0 mi
Waimano Ridge Trail0.4 mi
Manana Ridge Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
30Basketball
25Tennis
13Baseball
6Volleyball
3Multi-sport
1Skate park
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Pearl City: April and May
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 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.4 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pearl City →
Next door
Pearl City and its neighbors
Pearl City has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl City | 19% | 0.7 | 4 | 93% | A− |
| Waimalu | 13% | 0.2 | 1 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pearl City
Where can I hike in Pearl City?
The longest trail networks: Neal S. Blaisdell Park, 0.4 miles; Pearl City District Park, 0.4 miles; Ewa Forest Reserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pearl City is conserved land?
19% 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 Pearl City’s trails?
Neal S. Blaisdell Park and Pearl City District Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pearl City?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of painted or protected lanes, 2.1 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Pearl City?
30,534 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pearl City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 897 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pearl City have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #33 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 Pearl City 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 →