Data Sources
Every listing credits its source. Here are all the sources behind this directory.
OpenStreetMap
© OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data is available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. 3,388 records come from this layer, and each one links to its own OpenStreetMap page.
Federal data credits
- Data Source: Recreation.gov
- Courtesy: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Counties and states
County and state assignments use U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Thanks to the U.S. Census Bureau. The match is approximate.
Official inventories
| Source | Link | Terms | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | Source | Credit and source link only | 139 |
| Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Outdoor Alabama) | Source | Credit and source link only | 20 |
| Arkansas Game and Fish Commission | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,283 |
| Bureau of Land Management, Headquarters | Source | Credit and source link only | 358 |
| California Department of Fish and Wildlife | Source | Credit and source link only | 677 |
| City of New Orleans | Source | City of New Orleans Data Policy (Policy Memorandum No. 135): open data is available online in an open format with no legal encumbrances on use or reuse, and publishable City data is to be freely available with no restrictions on use or reuse; the City open-data page states the data is free to use and free to share | 7 |
| Colorado Parks and Wildlife | Source | Credit and source link only | 282 |
| Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | Source | Official ArcGIS item licenseInfo is CC0 | 117 |
| Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Source | Credit and source link only | 193 |
| District of Columbia (DC GIS / Office of the Chief Technology Officer) | Source | Official Open Data DC item license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | 15 |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Source | Credit and source link only | 2,628 |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division | Source | Credit and source link only | 899 |
| Hawaii Statewide GIS Program, DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation | Source | Credit and source link only | 50 |
| Idaho Department of Fish and Game | Source | Credit and source link only | 359 |
| Illinois Department of Natural Resources / iFish Illinois | Source | Credit and source link only | 445 |
| Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,036 |
| Johnson County, Iowa | Source | Credit and source link only | 38 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Source | Credit and source link only | 53 |
| Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) | Source | Official Kentucky DGI item: no access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator; CC0 1.0 also linked | 1,088 |
| Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (SONRIS) | Source | Credit and source link only | 400 |
| Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | Source | Credit and source link only | 578 |
| Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Source | Credit and source link only | 307 |
| MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS | Source | MassGIS public domain (usable by anyone for any purpose); required source credit: MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS | 282 |
| Michigan Department of Natural Resources / Michigan Center for Geographic Information | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,418 |
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board | Source | Credit and source link only | 16 |
| Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks | Source | Credit and source link only | 63 |
| Missouri Department of Conservation Fisheries Division | Source | Credit and source link only | 912 |
| Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks | Source | Credit and source link only | 337 |
| National Park Service National Geospatial Program | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,990 |
| Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | Source | Official open-data item: no restrictions on the use and distribution of data provided in this map or service | 338 |
| Nevada Division of State Parks | Source | Credit and source link only | 27 |
| New Hampshire Office of Planning and Development, with New Hampshire Fish and Game Department | Source | Credit and source link only | 990 |
| New Mexico Department of Game and Fish | Source | Credit and source link only | 476 |
| New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | Source | OPEN-NY Terms of Use (lawful private-sector reuse allowed; no attribution or share-alike required) | 298 |
| NOAA Fisheries | Source | Credit and source link only | 4,165 |
| NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science | Source | U.S. government work compiled by NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; official copyright text credits NOAA NCCOS; federal public information is not subject to U.S. copyright; requested credit is to NOAA NCCOS | 58 |
| NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | Source | Official Gulf Atlas / NCEI licenseInfo states that unless otherwise noted the data and information are in the public domain; requested credit is NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | 65 |
| Ohio Department of Natural Resources | Source | Credit and source link only | 636 |
| Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation | Source | Credit and source link only | 211 |
| Oregon State Marine Board | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,822 |
| Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,125 |
| Recreation.gov | Source | Official Recreation.gov Use and Share Our Data page: federal recreation data is available for free; users are invited to use RIDB data in a publication, web application, or computer system; no need to contact before incorporating the data; encouraged credit is Data Source: Recreation.gov | 7,526 |
| Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management | Source | Official RIGIS item: data provided as-is; please acknowledge both RIGIS and the primary producer(s) in any derived products. RIGIS describes itself as an open GIS data distribution clearinghouse. | 206 |
| South Carolina Department of Natural Resources | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,030 |
| South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks | Source | Credit and source link only | 98 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority GIS and Mapping | Source | Credit and source link only | 825 |
| Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency | Source | Credit and source link only | 679 |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries Division | Source | Credit and source link only | 2,235 |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,443 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System, Natural Resources Program Center | Source | Credit and source link only | 40 |
| USDA Forest Service | Source | Credit and source link only | 1,912 |
| Utah Geospatial Resource Center (UGRC), with contributing state agencies | Source | Credit and source link only | 117 |
| Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources | Source | Credit and source link only | 230 |
| Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Source | Credit and source link only | 499 |
| West Virginia Division of Natural Resources | Source | Credit and source link only | 41 |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Source | Credit and source link only | 3,277 |
| Wyoming Game and Fish Department | Source | Credit and source link only | 215 |