Description
The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS database of lands that are owned in fee and protected for open space purposes by over 1,000 public agencies or non-profit organizations. It is the authoritative GIS database of parks and open space in California.
CPAD is maintained and published by GreenInfo Network (www.greeninfo.org). GreenInfo Network publishes CPAD twice annually.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Protected Areas Database 2023a release | ESRI Shape | Includes CPAD 2023a Holdings, Units, and SuperUnits shapefiles, and the CPAD Database Manual. | Open resource |
| California Protected Areas Database 2024a release | ESRI Shape | Includes CPAD 2024a Holdings, Units, and SuperUnits shapefiles, and the CPAD Database Manual. | Open resource |
| California Protected Areas Database 2025a release | ESRI Shape | Includes CPAD 2025a Holdings, Units, and SuperUnits shapefiles, and the CPAD Database Manual. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Holdings by Access Type | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Holdings displayed by access type (Open Access, Restricted Access, No Public Access, and Unknown Access). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Units by Access Type | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Units displayed by access type (Open Access, Restricted Access, No Public Access, and Unknown Access). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Super Units by Access Type | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Super Units displayed by access type (Open Access, Restricted Access, No Public Access, and Unknown Access). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Holdings by Agency Classification | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Holdings displayed by owning agency classification ('LAYER' field). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Units by Agency Classification | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Units displayed by owning agency classification ('LAYER' field). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Super Units by Agency Classification | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Super Units displayed by owning agency classification ('LAYER' field). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Holdings by Agency Level | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Holdings displayed by agency level (Federal, Non Profit, State, Special District, County, City, or Private). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Units by Agency Level | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Units displayed by agency level (Federal, Non Profit, State, Special District, County, City, or Private). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Super Units by Agency Level | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | Super Units displayed by agency level (Federal, Non Profit, State, Special District, County, City, or Private). The California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected park and open space lands in California. Learn more at www.calands.org. CPAD is managed and published by the non profit GreenInfo Network. | Open resource |