Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park
Park
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Waikele
12% of Waikele’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 12% of Waikele’s land is conserved, about 85 acres. 77 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #52 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
85 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Waikele?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waikele have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waikele is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #52 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Waikele’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 45%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Waikele’s 12% is ahead of 43% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mitsuo "Mits" Shito Waikele Neighborhood Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
85 conserved acres
12% of Waikele’s land. Who manages Waikele’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city72 ac
County21 ac
State Department of Land10 ac
Local Park · 72 acLocal Other or Unknown · 21 acState Resource Management Area · 10 ac
Good to know
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.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 21 | Unknown |
| Waikele Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 10 | Open |
| Waikele Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Waikele
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Waikele
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Waikele: 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 Waikele →
Next door
Waikele and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Waikele
How much of Waikele is conserved land?
12% 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 Waikele’s trails?
Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park and Mitsuo "Mits" Shito Waikele Neighborhood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Waikele?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Waikele?
20,653 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waikele or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waikele have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #52 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 Waikele 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 →