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.  This content describes the PAD-US 3.0 dataset at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Q9LQ4B, which is in the public domain.  It is intended for use with the PAD-US Explorer.  Users are obligated to follow the terms of use of the PAD-US Explorer and any accompanying content.

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• Public Access
• GAP Status Code

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.  This content describes the PAD-US 3.0 dataset at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Q9LQ4B, which is in the public domain.  It is intended for use with the PAD-US Explorer.  Users are obligated to follow the terms of use of the PAD-US Explorer and any accompanying content.

Key attribution includes:

• Manager Type
  
• Manager Name
• Designation Type
• Unit Name
• Public Access
• GAP Status Code