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PAD-US Manager Name - Service representing fine level manager or administrative agency name standardized for the Nation (USFS, BLM, State Fish and Wildlife, State Parks and Rec, City, NGO, etc). This map is based on the PAD-US Combined Proclamation, Marine, Fee, Designation, Easement feature class. DOD and Tribal areas shown with 50% transparency. Use for categorization by manager name, with detailed federal managers and generic state/local/other managers.
The
Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)
is the official inventory of public parks and other protected open space. PAD-US is published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Gap Analysis Project (GAP). GAP produces data and tools that help meet critical national challenges such as biodiversity conservation, recreation, public health, climate change adaptation, and infrastructure investment. See the
GAP webpage
for more information about GAP and other GAP data including species and land cover.
PAD-US aggregates data for known protected areas whose primary purpose is biodiversity conservation, as well as lands and waters that provide public access to nature. Other PAD-US feature and tile layers are available at
PAD-US Web Service
.  This content describes the PAD-US dataset which is in the public domain. It is intended for use with the PAD-US Data Explorer. Users are obligated to follow the terms of use of the PAD-US Data Explorer and any accompanying content.
Key attribution includes:
Category
Owner Type
Owner Name
Local Owner
Manager Type
Manager Name
Local Manager
Designation Type
Local Designation
Unit Name
Local Name
Aggregator Source
GIS Source
GIS Source Date
Public Access
GAP Status Code - Status 1, 2, 3 or 4
GAP Status Description
Date of Establishment
IUCN Category - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Description - I: Strict Nature Reserve, II: National Park, III: Natural Monument or Feature, IV: Habitat/Species Management Area, V: Protected Landscape/Seascape, VI: Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources, Other conservation area, Unassigned
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April 8, 2025 at 3:54:41 PM EDT
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Data Updated: June 4, 2025 at 12:31:54 PM EDT
April 25, 2024 at 12:00:00 AM EDT
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