California Protected Areas Database v1.4 is now available!
The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected open space lands in the State of California. The database contains lands held in fee ownership by public agencies and non-profits - it does not contain data on private conservation and other similar public agency easements. Originally released in early 2008, CPAD has undergone major revisions since that time, with version 1.4 released on February 1, 2010 – find out more about the newest release on the Data & Uses page.
The lands in CPAD range from huge national forests to very small urban parks. Federal, state, county, city, special district and non-governmental agency holdings are included and have been mapped at high levels of accuracy.
CPAD data is available for non-commercial use by downloading from the Cal-Atlas Geospatial Clearinghouse - please review the CPAD license agreement before downloading the data.
CPAD has been created by GreenInfo Network, a non-profit technology support organization, and has been supported by many public agencies, foundations and non-profit groups. There is at present no ongoing funding to keep CPAD up to date - if your agency or organization wishes to help provide those resources, please contact us.
CPAD data is also accessible at the ParkInfo web site, where users can find parks and other open space recreational opportunities anywhere in California.
