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B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wailea

Wailea has 47 acres of parks, 7.4 for every 1,000 residents

69% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Wailea’s land is conserved, about 116 acres. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Wailea, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #67 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it

Conserved land
2%
116 acres · of 7.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
47 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
13 beaches · 1 boat launch

What kind of outdoors town is Wailea?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

A beach town13 named beaches on the map.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Wailea have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wailea is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #67 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.

B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wailea’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (47 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home69% of residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 28%

Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Wailea’s 2% is ahead of 14% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.

Water is 31% of Wailea’s area (3 of 11 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. 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.

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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 Kamaole Park III, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Kamaole Park III

Managed by Maui County
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Keawakapu I Beach Park

Managed by Maui County
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Po'olenalena Beach Park

Managed by Maui County Parks Dept.
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Keonikai Park

Managed by Maui County
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 10 parks & preserves
Kamaole Park III9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Maui County
Directions
Wailea Beach2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · County of Maui
Directions
Polo Beach Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · County of Maui
Directions
Keawakapu I Beach Park6 acres · Maui County
Directions
Po'olenalena Beach Park3 acres · Maui County Parks Dept.
Directions
Keonikai Park3 acres · Maui County
Kilohana Park2 acres · County of Maui
Ulua Beach Park2 acres · Maui County
Directions
Kamaole Park II1 acres · County of Maui
Directions
Palauea Beach Park1 acres · Maui County Parks Dept.
Who protects it

116 conserved acres

2% of Wailea’s land. Water is left out: Wailea has 7.4 square miles of land and 3.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wailea’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County35 ac
State Department of Land34 ac
Other state land25 ac
Not recorded42 ac
Not Designated · 42 acState Resource Management Area · 34 acLocal Park · 31 acLocal Other or Unknown · 29 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown Not Designated
Not Designated
Not recorded42Unknown
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land34Open
County Land Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
County29Unknown
Kamaole Beach Park
Local Park
Other state land14Open
Kihei Boad Landing
Local Park
Other state land8Open
Poolenalena Beach Park
Local Park
Other state land3Open
Keonekai Park
Local Park
County2Open
Kilohana Park
Local Park
County2Open
Ulua Beach Park Bgr
Local Park
County1Open
Polo Beach Park
Local Park
County1Open
Things to do

14 places to go in Wailea

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Wailea
5 Graves Beach
Directions
Chang's Beach
Directions
Kamaole III Beach
Directions
Keawakapu Beach North
Directions
Keawakapu Beach South
Directions
Makena Landing
Directions
Mokapu Beach
Directions
Palauea Beach
Directions
5 more beaches
Po'Olenalena Beach
Directions
Po'olenalena Beach
Directions
Polo Beach
Directions
Ulua Beach
Directions
Wailea Beach
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
Wailea Oceanfront Boardwalk Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lily Pondpond
Biking & sports

1.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
19Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Wailea: April to June

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)11.011.412.012.613.113.413.312.812.211.611.110.9
High (°F)808081838486878787868381
Rain (in)2.51.32.00.81.10.40.81.21.11.61.21.9

June is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wailea →

Next door

Wailea and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Kihei14 miMakena13 miWailea2.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Wailea2%0.3769%B−
Makena— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kihei6%1.5596%A−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Wailea

Where can I hike in Wailea?

The longest trail networks: Kamaole Park III, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Wailea is conserved land?

2% 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 Wailea’s trails?

Kamaole Park III and Keawakapu I Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Wailea?

1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Wailea?

13,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wailea or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Wailea have?

Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #67 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 Wailea 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 →