Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.043% of Waikapu’s land is conserved: 3,028 acres
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Waikapu, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #59 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Waikapu?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Waikapu have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waikapu is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #59 of 93 in Hawaii. 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 Waikapu’s 43% is ahead of 90% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% 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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3,028 conserved acres
43% of Waikapu’s land. Who manages Waikapu’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Landowner Watershed Protection Area Watershed Protection Area | Private owners | 2,999 | Closed |
| West Maui Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 26 | Restricted |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 2 | Open |
| Waikapu Community Center & Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Unknown |
4 places to go in Waikapu
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
April is the best month for walking in Waikapu
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 Waikapu →
Waikapu and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Waikapu
How much of Waikapu is conserved land?
43% 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 Waikapu?
16,451 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waikapu or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waikapu have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #59 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 Waikapu 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 →