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Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve
Park
30 acres0.8 mi of trail
Petroglyph Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Puako
Puako, HI parks, trails & bike paths
About 28% of Puako is conserved land, roughly 972 acres. There are about 4.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Puako, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Puako outdoors
Conserved land
28%
972 of 3,475 acres
Trails
4.8 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District
Nature preserve
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Waialea Bay Beach Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Holoholokai Beach Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Puako
Waialea Beach
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.7 mi
- Petroglyph Trail0.5 mi
- Ala Kahakai0.2 mi
Who protects the land
972 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 1 of 3 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Puako
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 968 acLocal Other or Unknown 2 acState Park 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management AreaState Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 968 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or UnknownLocal Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Access unknown |
| Hapuna Beach State Recreatioin AreaState Park | State parks | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Puako PetroglyphsIn Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve · Archaeological site
Puako PetroglyphsIn Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve · Archaeological site
Nearby
Puako and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puako | 28% | 4.8 mi | 4 |
| Waikoloa Beach Resort | 9.4% | 13.3 mi | 1 |
| Waikoloa Village | 3% | 5.3 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Puako'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 20-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.