Crestview Community Park
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Waipio
6% of Waipio’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. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Waipio’s land is conserved, about 51 acres.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #46 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
51 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Waipio?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waipio have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waipio is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #46 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 Waipio’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13C−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 67%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 51%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Waipio’s 6% is ahead of 32% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Crestview Community Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Waipio Neighborhood Park
Park
14 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
51 conserved acres
6% of Waipio’s land. Who manages Waipio’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County45 ac
Town or city20 ac
State Department of Land6 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 45 acLocal Park · 20 acState Resource Management Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 45 | Unknown |
| Waipio Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Crestview Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 6 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Waipio
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Waipio
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Basketball
4Tennis
4Volleyball
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Waipio: 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 Waipio →
Next door
Waipio and its neighbors
Waipio has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waipio | 6% | 0.5 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Waikele | 12% | under 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Waipio
Where can I hike in Waipio?
The longest trail networks: Crestview Community Park, 0.3 miles; Waipio Neighborhood Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Waipio is conserved land?
6% 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 Waipio’s trails?
Crestview Community Park and Waipio Neighborhood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Waipio?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Waipio?
22,457 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waipio or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waipio have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #46 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 Waipio 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 →