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California Protected Areas Database

Published by California Natural Resources Agency | State of California | Catalog Last Checked: June 26, 2026 at 08:24 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 22, 2026 at 05:52 PM
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.

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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Holdings by Access Type

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Holdings by Agency Level

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Holdings by Agency Classification

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
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  • California Protected Areas Database 2026a Release

    SHP
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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Super Units by Access Type

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Super Units by Agency Level

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Super Units by Agency Classification

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Units by Access Type

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Units by Agency Level

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
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  • ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Units by Agency Classification

    ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API
    Download

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Complete Metadata
@type dcat:Dataset
accessLevel public
contactPoint 
{
  "fn": "GreenInfo Network",
  "@type": "vcard:Contact",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:cpad@calands.org"
}
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.
distribution 
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    "title": "ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Holdings by Access Type",
    "format": "ArcGIS GeoServices REST API",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "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.",
    "downloadURL": "https://gis.cnra.ca.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Boundaries/CPAD_AccessType/MapServer/0"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Holdings by Agency Level",
    "format": "ArcGIS GeoServices REST API",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "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.",
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  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
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    "format": "ArcGIS GeoServices REST API",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "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.",
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  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "California Protected Areas Database 2026a Release",
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    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Includes CPAD 2026a Holdings, Units, and SuperUnits shapefiles, and the CPAD Database Manual.",
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    "description": "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.",
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  },
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    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "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.",
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    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "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.",
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    "description": "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.",
    "downloadURL": "https://gis.cnra.ca.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Boundaries/CPAD_AccessType/MapServer/1"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Units by Agency Level",
    "format": "ArcGIS GeoServices REST API",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "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.",
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  },
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    "title": "ArcGIS REST Service: CPAD Units by Agency Classification",
    "format": "ArcGIS GeoServices REST API",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "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.",
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]
identifier 1c152048-4c29-4a85-9507-804990eaa609
issued 2019-11-14T19:46:31.913426
keyword 
[
  "california protected areas",
  "open space",
  "parks",
  "protected lands",
  "public lands"
]
license http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
modified 2026-06-22T17:52:31.066810
publisher 
{
  "name": "California Natural Resources Agency",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
theme 
[
  "Natural Resources"
]
title California Protected Areas Database

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