Download the Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
Data are available for download Nationally, by Region, LCC, or State / Territory boundary. Use the radio buttons below to select your desired file type — either ESRI ArcGIS 10 Geodatabase or Shapefile. Each includes a Readme.txt file that provides a description of the items contained with the data download.
Download PAD-US Nationally Select National Geodatabase National Shapefile
Download PAD-US by Region Select Midwest Region Geodatabase Midwest Region Shapefile Northeast Region Geodatabase Northeast Region Shapefile Northwest Region Geodatabase Northwest Region Shapefile Southcentral Region Geodatabase Southcentral Region Shapefile Southeast Region Geodatabase Southeast Region Shapefile Southwest Region Geodatabase Southwest Region Shapefile
Download PAD-US by Landscape Conservation Cooperative Unit Select Appalachian Geodatabase Appalachian Shapefile California Geodatabase California Shapefile Desert Geodatabase Desert Shapefile Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Geodatabase Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Shapefile Great Basin Geodatabase Great Basin Shapefile Great Northern Geodatabase Great Northern Shapefile Great Plains Geodatabase Great Plains Shapefile Gulf Coast Prairie Geodatabase Gulf Coast Prairie Shapefile Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Geodatabase Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Shapefile North Atlantic Geodatabase North Atlantic Shapefile North Pacific Geodatabase North Pacific Shapefile Peninsular Florida Geodatabase Peninsular Florida Shapefile Plains and Prairie Potholes Geodatabase Plains and Prairie Potholes Shapefile South Atlantic Geodatabase South Atlantic Shapefile Southern Rockies Geodatabase Southern Rockies Shapefile Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Geodatabase Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Shapefile Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands Geodatabase Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands Shapefile Arctic Geodatabase Arctic Shapefile Northwest Boreal Geodatabase Northwest Boreal Shapefile Western Alaska Geodatabase Western Alaska Shapefile Pacific Islands Geodatabase Pacific Islands Shapefile Caribbean Geodatabase Caribbean Shapefile
Download PAD-US by State / Territory Select Alabama Geodatabase Alabama Shapefile Alaska Geodatabase Alaska Shapefile American Samoa Geodatabase American Samoa Shapefile Arizona Geodatabase Arizona Shapefile Arkansas Geodatabase Arkansas Shapefile California Geodatabase California Shapefile Colorado Geodatabase Colorado Shapefile Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Geodatabase Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Shapefile Connecticut Geodatabase Connecticut Shapefile Delaware Geodatabase Delaware Shapefile District of Columbia Geodatabase District of Columbia Shapefile Florida Geodatabase Florida Shapefile Georgia Geodatabase Georgia Shapefile Guam Geodatabase Guam Shapefile Hawaii Geodatabase Hawaii Shapefile Idaho Geodatabase Idaho Shapefile Illinois Geodatabase Illinois Shapefile Indiana Geodatabase Indiana Shapefile Iowa Geodatabase Iowa Shapefile Kansas Geodatabase Kansas Shapefile Kentucky Geodatabase Kentucky Shapefile Louisiana Geodatabase Louisiana Shapefile Maine Geodatabase Maine Shapefile Maryland Geodatabase Maryland Shapefile Massachusetts Geodatabase Massachusetts Shapefile Michigan Geodatabase Michigan Shapefile Minnesota Geodatabase Minnesota Shapefile Mississippi Geodatabase Mississippi Shapefile Missouri Geodatabase Missouri Shapefile Montana Geodatabase Montana Shapefile Nebraska Geodatabase Nebraska Shapefile Nevada Geodatabase Nevada Shapefile New Hampshire Geodatabase New Hampshire Shapefile New Jersey Geodatabase New Jersey Shapefile New Mexico Geodatabase New Mexico Shapefile New York Geodatabase New York Shapefile North Carolina Geodatabase North Carolina Shapefile North Dakota Geodatabase North Dakota Shapefile Ohio Geodatabase Ohio Shapefile Oklahoma Geodatabase Oklahoma Shapefile Oregon Geodatabase Oregon Shapefile Pennsylvania Geodatabase Pennsylvania Shapefile Puerto Rico Geodatabase Puerto Rico Shapefile Rhode Island Geodatabase Rhode Island Shapefile South Carolina Geodatabase South Carolina Shapefile South Dakota Geodatabase South Dakota Shapefile Tennessee Geodatabase Tennessee Shapefile Texas Geodatabase Texas Shapefile United States Virgin Islands Geodatabase United States Virgin Islands Shapefile Utah Geodatabase Utah Shapefile Vermont Geodatabase Vermont Shapefile Virginia Geodatabase Virginia Shapefile Washington Geodatabase Washington Shapefile West Virginia Geodatabase West Virginia Shapefile Wisconsin Geodatabase Wisconsin Shapefile Wyoming Geodatabase Wyoming Shapefile
Data are also available as national KMZ files. This .zip file contains 23 symbology layers.
Download as .kmz
How to Cite Data:
U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Program (GAP). May 2016. Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), version 1.4 Combined Feature Class.
