Data sources & attribution

Ranger combines data from several open sources. We are required to credit them.

• OpenStreetMap: campground, trail, and POI geometry. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL).
• Recreation Information Database (RIDB): federal facility data. Licensed CC-BY. ridb.recreation.gov.
• National Park Service: park info, alerts, things-to-do. Public domain. developer.nps.gov.
• USGS 3DEP / SRTM: elevation. Public domain.
• Open-Topo-Data: elevation drape for OSM trail geometry. opentopodata.org.
• Open-Meteo: weather forecast and climate normals. open-meteo.com.
• NOAA / National Weather Service: live point forecasts used in the Trip Safety Score. Public domain. weather.gov.
• NIFC: wildfire perimeters used in the Trip Safety Score. Public domain. nifc.gov.
• USGS Water Services (NWIS): live streamflow used in the Trip Safety Score. Public domain. waterservices.usgs.gov.
• US Census Bureau: 2020 decennial population data, TIGER/Line state polygons that power our city and state hub pages, and Gazetteer place and ZIP-code centroids used to turn a typed origin into drive times. Public domain. census.gov.
• Wikimedia Commons: campground, park, and trail photos. Each photo is credited on the image with its individual license (typically CC BY or CC BY-SA, share-alike). commons.wikimedia.org.
• Mapillary: street-level and trailhead photos, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (share-alike). Each photo is credited on the image. mapillary.com.
• iNaturalist: wildlife and plant photos for parks and trails, used only under commercial-safe licenses (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA). Each photo is credited on the image. inaturalist.org.
• USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1): protected-area boundaries and unit names for federal and other public lands (43,000+ units loaded into Ranger's parks dataset). Public domain (USGS GAP, doi:10.5066/P96WBCHS). usgs.gov/programs/gap-analysis-project.

State park systems

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP open data).
• Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Parks and Recreation (Delaware FirstMap).
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa Geospatial Data Clearinghouse).
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks (IndianaMap open GIS).
• Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (Kansas state GIS).
• Kentucky Department of Parks (Kentucky Geography Network).
• U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US v3); Louisiana state parks.
• Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (Nebraska open GIS).
• U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US v3); New Mexico state parks.
• U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US v3); US state parks.
• South Carolina State Park Service, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SC PRT open GIS).
• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV GIS, via WVDOT boundaries service).
• South Carolina State Parks reservations via itinio.
• Tennessee State Parks reservations via itinio.
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Alaska state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Alabama state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Arkansas state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Arizona state parks, OSM operator tag)
• Colorado state-park campground data via OpenStreetMap contributors (filtered to Colorado Parks and Wildlife operators).
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Connecticut state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (District of Columbia state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Delaware state parks, OSM operator tag)
• Florida state-park campground data via OpenStreetMap contributors (filtered to Florida State Parks operators).
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Georgia state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Hawaii state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Iowa state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Idaho state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Illinois state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Indiana state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Kansas state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Kentucky state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Louisiana state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Massachusetts state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Maryland state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Maine state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Michigan state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Minnesota state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Missouri state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Mississippi state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Montana state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (North Carolina state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (North Dakota state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Nebraska state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (New Hampshire state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (New Jersey state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (New Mexico state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Nevada state parks, OSM operator tag)
• New York state-park campground data via OpenStreetMap contributors (filtered to New York State Parks operators).
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Ohio state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Oklahoma state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Oregon state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Pennsylvania state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Rhode Island state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (South Carolina state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (South Dakota state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Tennessee state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Texas state parks, OSM operator tag)
• Utah state-park campground data via OpenStreetMap contributors (filtered to Utah State Parks operators).
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Virginia state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Vermont state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Washington state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Wisconsin state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (West Virginia state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OpenStreetMap contributors (Wyoming state parks, OSM operator tag)
• OSM ZZ state-park sentinel 9eb6e6d2
• Arizona State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• Florida State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• Hawaii State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• Illinois State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect / Tyler).
• Minnesota State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• Missouri State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• Nevada State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• North Dakota Parks & Rec reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• Ohio State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• Oregon State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• Virginia State Parks reservations via ReserveVAParks (UseDirect / Tyler).
• Wyoming State Parks reservations via ReserveAmerica (UseDirect).
• ReserveCalifornia sentinel acd7910e
• Campground data via ReserveCalifornia (California Department of Parks and Recreation).
• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Parks and Recreation

Ranger is not affiliated with Recreation.gov, the National Park Service, or USDA. Trail and weather information is for planning only and is not a substitute for current official conditions, navigation, or personal judgment. Conditions change. Carry the ten essentials and defer to live NPS alerts and rangers.

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