For the most current PAD-US data, please use the USGS PAD-US Data Explorer.
Or generate and download a poster sized State Map PDF showing PAD-US by Land Manager.
Use the options on this tab to generate and download a poster sized State Map PDF, or a PDF of a custom area you have zoomed to on the map. Note: The downloaded PDF maps always show PAD-US by Land Manager.
Start by choosing "State Map" or "Custom Map", below:
Area | acres ( sq mi) |
PAD-US Area | acres ( sq mi) |
Report numbers do not include federal designation acres, or MPAs - only lands owned by agencies and organizations. Acres do not include federal designation areas or MPAs, but can include state or local non-owned and overlapping designation areas which can sometimes lead to summaries with more PAD-US acres than land acres.
This mapping application features the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), published by the U.S. Geological Survey's Gap Analysis Project. PAD-US includes open space lands owned in fee by public agencies or nonprofits, and is developed with national and state-by-state datasets. Some states have complete data at the state and local level, but many do not, particularly at the local level.
Mapping application developed by GreenInfo Network.