Kaua'i Belt Road-North Shore section · Photo: Joel Bradshaw · Public domainPrinceville has 5.4 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 5.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Princeville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Princeville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Princeville is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Princeville’s 1% is ahead of 3% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% 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
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.
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
12 conserved acres
1% of Princeville’s land. Who manages Princeville’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeville Playground Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 3 | Restricted |
| Emmalani Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Unknown |
5 places to go in Princeville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 scenic view without a name on the map.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.7 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Princeville: 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) | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 78 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
June is the driest month (5.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 8.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Princeville →
Princeville and its neighbors
Princeville has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeville | 1% | 2.1 | 6 | 87% | B |
| Kalihiwai | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hanalei | — 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 Princeville
How much of Princeville 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 Princeville’s trails?
Prince Albert Park and Emmalani Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Princeville?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Princeville?
6,929 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Princeville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Princeville have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Princeville 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 →