Urban Honolulu

350,964 residents60.5 sq mi

12 beaches15 trails & reserves20 parks46 coastal access points3 surf sites

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Closest beaches to Urban Honolulu by distance.

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Hiking & Recreation

State-managed trails, reserves, and sanctuaries near Urban Honolulu.

15 areas · 8 types · ~14,482 total acres

Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve

Forest Reserve10,503.287 acresOahu· DOFAW

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Waimanalo Forest Reserve

Official: Waimānalo Forest Reserve

Forest Reserve1,687.641 acresOahu· DOFAW

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Kawainui Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Wildlife Sanctuary796.578 acresOahu· DOFAW

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Diamond Head State Monument

State Monument502.646 acresOahu· DOSP

Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area

Official: Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area

State Recreation Area384.903 acresOahu· DOSP

Sand Island State Recreation Area

State Recreation Area133.427 acresOahu· DOSP

Round Top Forest Reserve

Forest Reserve98.682 acresOahu· DOFAW

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Wailupe Nature Preserve

Nature Preserve94.691 acresOahu· City and County of Honolulu/Private

Puu Ualakaa State Wayside

Official: Pu‘u ‘Ualaka‘a State Wayside

State Park82.157 acresOahu· DOSP

Waiahole Forest Reserve

Official: Waiāhole Forest Reserve

Forest Reserve67.163 acresOahu· DOFAW

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Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area

Official: Wa‘ahila Ridge State Recreaton Area

State Recreation Area49.445 acresOahu· DOSP

Ulupo Heiau State Historical Park

Official: Ulupō Heiau State Historical Park

State Historical Park28.671 acresOahu· DOSP

Pearl Harbor National Memorial

National Memorial21.732 acresOahu· USNPS

Kaneohe Forest Reserve

Official: Kāne‘ohe Forest Reserve

Forest Reserve19.644 acresOahu· DOFAW

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Iolani Palace State Monument

Official: ‘Īolani Palace State Monument

State Monument10.97 acresOahu· DOSP

Parks

State and county parks near Urban Honolulu.

DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT

State Monument503 acres

KEAIWA HEIAU STATE RECREATION AREA

State Recreation Area385 acres

SAND ISLAND STATE RECREATION AREA

State Recreation Area133 acres

KALIHI VALLEY

State Park100 acres

PUU UALAKAA STATE WAYSIDE

State Park83 acres

WAAHILA RIDGE STATE RECREATION AREA

State Recreation Area49 acres

KAWAINUI MARSH STATE PARK RESERVE

Reserve47 acres

ULUPO HEIAU STATE HISTORICAL PARK

State Historical Park29 acres

KAWAINUI MARSH STATE PARK RESERVE

Reserve21 acres

MAKIKI VALLEY STATE RECREATION AREA

State Recreation Area17 acres

IOLANI PALACE STATE MONUMENT

State Monument11 acres

QUEEN EMMA SUMMER PALACE

State Park - Other8 acres

KAPENA FALLS STATE PARK

State Park7 acres

AIEA BAY STATE RECREATION AREA

State Recreation Area6 acres

NUUANU PALI STATE WAYSIDE

State Wayside4 acres

ROYAL MAUSOLEUM STATE MONUMENT

State Monument3 acres

Aala Park

County Park

Aiea District Park

County Park

Aina Haina Community Park

County Park

Aina Haina Nature Preserve

County Park

Coastal & Surf

Public shoreline access and surfing spots near Urban Honolulu.