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NYPAD is a spatial database of lands protected or designated as natural areas, conservation lands, open space, or recreational areas. These lands cover over five million acres, approximately 20% of New York State. While the database has ‘Protected’ in its name, we use that term broadly. Lands in NYPAD may be public or private, open or closed to public use, permanently protected from development or subject to future changes in management.
Not all lands in NYPAD are open to the public -- "protected" is not the same as "open". Inclusion in NYPAD does not imply permission for the public to enter that area – many lands in NYPAD are not publicly accessible. Assume any protected area included in NYPAD is closed to the public until you verify it is open by contacting the managing organization or consulting their website for information on public access and other rules regarding use of the area.
The data in NYPAD can be viewed in the interactive map , or downloaded for use with a GIS or another mapping application. Limited attribute information about an area is available in the interactive map. Full attribute information is available in the downloaded data.
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