Wheeler Field · Photo: Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Rebecca J. Moat · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Wheeler AFB
47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Wheeler AFB’s land is conserved, about 20 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Wheeler AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wheeler AFB is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Wheeler AFB’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% 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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20 conserved acres
1% of Wheeler AFB’s land. Who manages Wheeler AFB’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 20 | Open |
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.
1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Wheeler AFB: 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 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
August is the driest month (4.0 in) and September the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 7.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Wheeler AFB →
Wheeler AFB and its neighbors
Wheeler AFB has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler AFB | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 47% | D |
| Wahiawa | 17% | 0.3 | 3 | 97% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wheeler AFB
How much of Wheeler AFB is conserved land?
1% 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 Wheeler AFB?
19,329 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wheeler AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wheeler AFB have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Wheeler AFB 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 →