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Wailoa River State Recreation Area
Park
148 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Hilo
Hilo, HI parks, trails & bike paths
About 22% of Hilo is conserved land, roughly 8,387 acres. There are about 38 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wailoa River State Recreation Area (1.1 mi), Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex (1 mi), and Liliʻuokalani Gardens (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hilo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hilo outdoors
Conserved land
22%
8,387 of 38,102 acres
Trails
38 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 17 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
34
166 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
15.6 mi
4.3 mi lanes · 0.7 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex
Managed by County of Hawaii
160 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Liliʻuokalani Gardens
Managed by County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation
16 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Ainaola Park
Managed by County of Hawaii
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Onekahakaha Beach Park
Managed by County of Hawaii
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Carlsmith Beach Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 34 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 34 parks & preserves
Wailoa River State Recreation Area148 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex160 acres · 1 mi of trail · County of Hawaii
Liliʻuokalani Gardens16 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation
Ainaola Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · County of Hawaii
Onekahakaha Beach Park3 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · County of Hawaii
Carlsmith Beach Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Wailuku River State Park12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Panaewa Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation
Richardson Beach Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · County of Hawaiʻi
Mohouli Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Hilo
Puʻuloa1,060 ft elevation
Kupapaʻu Hill482 ft elevation
Puʻuhonu397 ft elevation
Hālaʻi335 ft elevation
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
8,387 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 36 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes4.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes10.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis42
- Baseball23
- Soccer12
- Basketball11
- Volleyball2
- Beach volleyball2
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hilo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 7,235 acLocal Other or Unknown 634 acState Conservation Area 334 acState Park 313 acLocal Recreation Area 170 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management AreaState Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 7,235 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or UnknownLocal Other or Unknown | County | 634 | Access unknown |
| Waiakea Forest ReserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 323 | Restricted |
| Pana'Ewa Recreational ComplexLocal Recreation Area | County | 170 | Open |
| Wailoa River State Recreation AreaState Park | State parks | 130 | Open |
| Wailuku River State ParkState Park | State parks | 36 | Open |
| Hoolulu ParkState Park | Other state land | 28 | Open |
| Liliuokalani Park And GardensLocal Park | County | 22 | Open |
| Carlsmith Beach ParkState Park | Other state land | 19 | Open |
| Unknown ParkState Park | Other state land | 14 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole BaseRuins · 1926
KamehamehaIn Wailoa River State Recreation Area · Statue
King Kamehameha StatueMonument
Lili'uokalani GardensIn Liliʻuokalani Gardens · Plaque
Lyman House Memorial MuseumBuilding
Naha StoneRuins
Palace TheaterBuilding · 1925
Tsunami Clock MemorialMemorial
Tsunami MemorialIn Wailoa River State Recreation Area · Memorial
Vietnam War MemorialIn Wailoa River State Recreation Area · Memorial
Nearby
Hilo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilo | 22% | 38.2 mi | 34 |
| Wainaku | 3.7% | 1.5 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hilo's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 34.2-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.