California Protected Areas Database

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.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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issued 2019-11-14T19:46:31.913426
license http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
modified 2025-06-27T14:35:14.281370
publisher California Natural Resources Agency
resource-type Dataset
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theme {"Natural Resources"}
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • california-protected-areas
  • open-space
  • parks
  • protected-lands
  • public-lands
isopen False
license_id other-license-specified
license_title other-license-specified
maintainer GreenInfo Network
maintainer_email cpad@calands.org
metadata_created 2025-09-24T14:33:13.619934
metadata_modified 2025-09-24T14:33:13.619940
notes 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.
num_resources 10
num_tags 13
title California Protected Areas Database