Photo: Jim Harper · CC BY-SA 1.0More than half of Waimanalo Beach’s land is conserved: 52%
52% of Waimanalo Beach’s land is conserved, about 646 acres. 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Waimanalo Beach, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #12 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Waimanalo Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Waimanalo Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waimanalo Beach is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #12 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 Waimanalo Beach’s 52% is ahead of 95% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
Water is 33% of Waimanalo Beach’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 34%.
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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646 conserved acres
52% of Waimanalo Beach’s land. Water is left out: Waimanalo Beach has 2.0 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Waimanalo Beach’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 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 639 | Open |
| Kaiona Beach Park State Park | Other state land | 26 | Open |
| Shoreline Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Kaupo Beach Park Local Park | Joint | 5 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 3 | Unknown |
4 places to go in Waimanalo Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 playground without a name on the map.
3 named trails
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Waimanalo Beach: 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) | 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) | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 79 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
June is the driest month (1.3 in) and September the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Waimanalo Beach →
Waimanalo Beach and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waimanalo Beach | 52% | 0.7 | 8 | 99% | A |
| Waimanalo | 63% | 1.4 | 7 | 57% | A− |
| East Honolulu | 26% | 1.4 | 36 | 85% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Waimanalo Beach
How much of Waimanalo Beach is conserved land?
52% 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 Waimanalo Beach’s trails?
Waimānalo Beach Park and Kaiona Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Waimanalo Beach?
14,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waimanalo Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 640 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waimanalo Beach have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #12 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 Waimanalo Beach 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 →