Big Island Beaches, Parks and Trails — City Week Outdoors

Beaches, parks, hiking trails and the national parks on the Big Island in one list. Sort by what is closest to you.

Beaches

  • Baker’s Beach — Mokaoku · 3.4 acres
  • Carlsmith Beach Park — Keaukaha · 7 acres
  • Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area — Puakō · 232.2 acres
  • Hilo Bayfront Beach — Waiākea · 7.7 acres
  • Honoli‘i Beach Park — Wainaku · 3.2 acres
  • Honuʻapo Beach Park — 225.4 acres
  • Ho‘okena Beach Park — Ho‘okena · 3.7 acres
  • Isaac Kepo‘okalani Hale Beach Park — Pohoiki · 34.3 acres
  • James Kealoha Beach Park — Keaukaha · 3.5 acres
  • Kahalu‘u Beach Park — Kahaluu-Keauhou · 3.7 acres
  • Kaipalaoa Landing — Downtown Hilo · 0.4 acres
  • Kapa‘a Beach Park — Māhukona · 32.8 acres
  • Kawa Bay — 242.3 acres
  • Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park — Nāpō‘opo‘o · 538.3 acres
  • Kekaha Kai State Park — 775.2 acres
  • Kiholo State Park Reserve — Kīholo · 3 acres
  • Kohanaiki Beach Park — Kalaoa · 106.5 acres
  • Kēōkea Beach Park — Niuli‘i · 7.7 acres
  • Laupāhoehoe Point Beach Park — Laupahoehoe · 22.9 acres
  • Lehia Beach Park — Keaukaha · 59.3 acres
  • Leleiwi Beach Park — Keaukaha · 0.8 acres
  • Lālākea Pond Beach Park — Keaukaha · 16.8 acres
  • Magic Sands Beach Park — Kahaluu-Keauhou · 1.1 acres
  • Mahukona Beach Park — Hikapoloa · 15.3 acres
  • Mahukona Wharf — Hikapoloa · 0.4 acres
  • Napoʻopoʻo Beach Park — Nāpō‘opo‘o · 5.5 acres
  • Onekahakaha Beach Park — Keaukaha · 34.2 acres
  • Punalu‘u Black Sand Beach Park — 7.3 acres
  • Pāhoehoe Beach Park — Alii Kai · 1.1 acres
  • Reeds Bay Beach Park — Mokaoku · 5.3 acres
  • Richardson Ocean Park — Keaukaha · 4.6 acres
  • Spencer Park at ‘Ōhai‘ula Beach — Kawaihae · 13.7 acres
  • Wai‘aha Beach Park — Kailua-Kona · 1.7 acres
  • Wai‘olena Beach Park — Keaukaha · 4.8 acres
  • Wai‘uli Beach Park — Keaukaha · 8.7 acres
  • Whittington Beach Park — 7.5 acres

Parks

  • Akaka Falls State Park — Honomu · 65.7 acres
  • Ali‘i Kai Park — Holualoa · 1.6 acres
  • Arthur L. Greenwell Park / Yano Hall — Captain Cook · 2.4 acres
  • Clarence Lum Won Park — Kealakekua · 7.2 acres
  • Clem Akina Park / Puueo — Downtown Hilo · 20.9 acres
  • Frank M. Santos Park / Papaikou — Papaikou · 11 acres
  • Gilbert Carvalho Park — Pu‘u‘eo · 20.5 acres
  • Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area — 6973.3 acres
  • Glenwood Park — Glenwood · 1 acres
  • Haina Park — Haina · 3.6 acres
  • Hakalau Veterans Park — Wailea · 5.9 acres
  • Hale Hālāwai — Kailua-Kona · 3 acres
  • Happiness Gardens — Mokaoku · 1.4 acres
  • Harold H. Higashihara Park — Honalo · 5.1 acres
  • Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park — Volcano · 386032 acres
  • Hawaiian Beaches Park — Hawaiian Beaches · 11.1 acres
  • Herbert Shipman Park — Keaau · 1241.5 acres
  • Hilo Bayfront — Downtown Hilo · 32.1 acres
  • Hilo Bayfront Park — Waiākea · 6.1 acres
  • Hilo Skate Park — Waiākea · 2.8 acres
  • Honomū Park — Honomu · 10.1 acres
  • Hoʻoko Park — Waikoloa · 4.5 acres
  • Hualani Park / Keaukaha — Keaukaha · 4.9 acres
  • Hōnaunau Boat Ramp — Hōnaunau · 1.3 acres
  • Kahakai Park — Hawaiian Beaches · 3.5 acres
  • Kahuku Park — Hawaiian Ocean View · 10 acres
  • Kailua Park — Kailua-Kona · 110.9 acres
  • Kailua Playground — Kailua-Kona · 0.7 acres
  • Kaiwiki Park — 5 acres
  • Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park — Honokōhau · 1256 acres
  • Kalākaua Park — Downtown Hilo · 1.2 acres
  • Kamakoa Nui Park — Waikoloa · 12.4 acres
  • Kamehameha Park — Kapaau · 18.6 acres
  • Kanakea Pond — Mokaoku · 2.4 acres
  • Kawaihae Canoe Area — Kawaihae · 4.7 acres
  • Kaūmana Caves — Kaumana · 3.9 acres
  • Kaūmana Lani Park — Hilo · 4.5 acres
  • Ke Ala Kahawai ʻo Waimea — Waimea · 17 acres
  • Kealakehe Regional Park — Kailua-Kona · 192.7 acres
  • Keikiland Playground — Waiākea · 2 acres
  • Keolonahihi State Historical Park — Kahaluu-Keauhou · 13.9 acres
  • Keolonahihi State Historical Park-Keakealaniwahine — Kahaluu-Keauhou · 17.1 acres
  • Kipapa Park — Kahaluu-Keauhou · 0.2 acres
  • Kohala Hist. Sites St. Monument (Kukuipahu Heiau) — Hikapoloa · 10 acres
  • Kohala Hist. Sites State Monument (Mo'Okini Heiau) — 3.3 acres
  • Kohala Hist.Sites S. M. (Kamehameha I Birth Place) — 0.5 acres
  • Kolekole Gulch Park — Wailea · 5.2 acres
  • Kona Hillcrest Park — Kailua-Kona · 1.6 acres
  • Kukuihaele Park — Kukuihaele · 4.1 acres
  • Kula‘imano Park — Pepeekeo · 28.7 acres
  • Kurtistown Park — Kurtistown · 7 acres
  • Ku‘emanu Heiau — Kahaluu-Keauhou · 0.4 acres
  • Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole Park — Mokaoku · 2.2 acres
  • Laupāhoehoe Playground — Laupahoehoe · 0.5 acres
  • Liholiho Garden — Downtown Hilo · 0.2 acres
  • Lili‘uokalani Gardens — Mokaoku · 20.7 acres
  • Lincoln Park — Downtown Hilo · 1.4 acres
  • Lokahi Makai Park — 4.1 acres
  • Lōkahi Park — Hilo · 14.4 acres
  • Machado Acres Park — Hilo · 7.7 acres
  • Mackenzie State Recreation Area — Opihikao · 13.8 acres
  • Manuka State Wayside — Hawaiian Ocean View · 13.7 acres
  • Mohouli Park — Waiākea · 4.1 acres
  • Mountain View Park — Mountain View · 3.9 acres
  • Mo‘oheau Park — Downtown Hilo · 3.8 acres
  • Mālama Park — Hilo · 10.6 acres
  • Pana‘ewa Park — Waiākea · 6.7 acres
  • Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens — Hilo · 51.9 acres
  • Paukaʻa Park — Pauka‘a · 2 acres
  • Paʻauilo Park — Paauilo · 3.6 acres
  • Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park — Honaunau-Napoopoo · 421 acres
  • Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site — Kawaihae · 86 acres
  • Puʻu Nui Park / Waikoloa — Waikoloa · 4.4 acres
  • Pāpa‘aloa Park — Pāpa‘aloa · 4.9 acres
  • Spencer Kalani Schutte District Park — Waimea · 24 acres
  • University Heights Park — Waiākea · 4.3 acres
  • Veterans Memorial Park — Waiākea · 12.5 acres
  • Volcano Park — Volcano · 10.2 acres
  • Waikaumalo Park — Nīnole · 3.8 acres
  • Wailoa River State Recreation Area — Waiākea · 111.5 acres
  • Wailuku River State Park — Pu‘u‘eo · 3.4 acres
  • Waimea Church Row Park — Waimea · 2.8 acres
  • Waimea Park — Waimea · 10.5 acres
  • Wainaku Playground — Wainaku · 4.8 acres
  • Waipi‘o Community Park — Kukuihaele · 1.8 acres
  • Waipi‘o Lookout — Kukuihaele · 0.9 acres
  • Waiākea Waena Park / Andrews — Hilo · 7.9 acres
  • Waiākea ʻUka Park — Hilo · 8.9 acres
  • William Charles Lunalilo Playground — Pualani Estates · 6.8 acres
  • William “Billy” Kenoi District Park — Pahoa · 71.3 acres
  • Āhualani Park — Hilo · 3.5 acres
  • ʻOuli Park — Waimea · 7.7 acres
  • ‘Āinakō Park — Hilo · 3 acres
  • ‘Āinaola Park — Hilo · 6 acres
  • ‘Ō‘ōkala Park — Niu Village · 18.1 acres

Trails

  • Ainapo Road — 5.5 mi
  • Ainapo Trail — 14 mi
  • Ala Kahakai Trail (Hapuna-Puako Sector) — Puakō · 3.8 mi
  • Ala Kahakai Trail (Kawaihae-Waiulaula Sector) — Kawaihae · 3.8 mi
  • Ala Kahakai Trail (Puakea Bay Sector) — 0.25 mi
  • Ala Kahakai Trail (Puako-Makaiwa Sector) — Puakō · 3.9 mi
  • Humuula Trail — Milo Village · 5.5 mi
  • Kahaualea Trail — Fern Forest · 3.37 mi
  • Kaheawai Trail — 6.5 mi
  • Kaluakauka Trail (Dr.'s Pit) — Keanakolu · 0.2 mi
  • Kaulana Manu Nature Trail — 1 mi
  • Kaumana Trail — 1.5 mi
  • Kulanihakoi Mountain Bike Park (Kulani Roads II) — Elevenmile Homestead · 9 mi
  • Kulanihakoi Mountain Bike Park (Kulani Roads III) — Elevenmile Homestead · 9 mi
  • Kulanihakoi Mountain Bike Park (Kulani Roads V) — Elevenmile Homestead · 9 mi
  • Kulanihakoi Mountain Bike Park (Kulani Roads) — Hilo · 9 mi
  • Kulanihakoi Mountain Bike Park (Kulani Trails) — Elevenmile Homestead · 9 mi
  • Makaula-Ooma Trail — 4.3 mi
  • Manuka Loop Trail — Hawaiian Ocean View · 2.1 mi
  • Mauna Kea Access Road — 32 mi
  • Mauna Loa Observatory Road — 17.5 mi
  • Muliwai Trail — Waipio · 9 mi
  • Ohia Trail — Puʻuanahulu · 2 mi
  • Onomea (Donkey Trail) — 0.6 mi
  • Onomea (Old Government Road) — 0.5 mi
  • Palila Forest Discovery Trail — 0.9 mi
  • Pololu Trail — Niuli‘i · 0.5 mi
  • Puna Trail (North End Section) — Hā‘ena · 2.5 mi
  • Puu Huluhulu Trail — 1 mi
  • Puu Laau Road (R-1) — 4.2 mi
  • Puu Oo Trail — 3.7 mi
  • Puuwaawaa Cone Trail — 1.9 mi
  • Skyline Road (R-10) — 6.2 mi