Adirondack Park Agency

GIS Archive

The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) uses GIS to understand and support the natural and cultural resources of the park in regional planning and jurisdictional review.

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2023 State Land Classification Story Map

The 2023 State Land Classification Story Map provides a map tour with photos and descriptive text, to highlight the lands in the classification and reclassification of 5,818 acres of State Lands in the Adirondack Park.

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Image of the 2023 Proposed State Land Classification Story Map.
Park Population from the 2020 Census

Adirondack Park 2020 Census Viewer - including population and housing data at the park, county, town, and census block levels.

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Image of the Adirondack Park 2020 Census Viewer online application.
Land Classification Acreage Statistics Update

2021 Adirondack Park state and private land classification acreage statistics for the park, counties, towns, and villages.

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Overview of the application

Image of the 2021 Adirondack Park land classification online application.
Land Cover 2019

2019 Adirondack Park land cover from USGS National Land Cover Data.

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Download park raster data (7.5MB)

Image of the 2021 Adirondack Park land classification online application.

 

Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map and State Land Map

Maps

Facsimile of the official 2023 50th anniversary zoning map showing private and state land classifications. Also includes the Adirondack portion of the NYS Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System.

View an interactive map.

View a fullsize PDF map - March 2023  (26 MB)

REST endpoints: Feature Service | Tile Service

Download 2023 Shapefile suitable for use with GIS software. (42 MB apaLandClass202306.zip)

Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map and State Land Map
Telecommunication Towers

Adirondack Park Cellular Towers Map

New and existing structures for which the APA has permitted cellular service use (1993 - April 10, 2021).

View map updated April 10, 2021.

See Adirondack Park Towers Information for a complete list of permitted structures and other important information.

Map: Adirondack Park Cellular Towers

Adirondack Park Telecommunication Permitting Map

New and existing structures for which the APA has permitted (1993 - April 10, 2021).

View map updated April 10, 2021.

See Adirondack Park Towers Information for a complete list of permitted structures and other important information.

Map: Interstate 87 Cellular Towers
Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan Map - June 1972 edition

June 1972 edition of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan map produced by the State of New York Adirondack Park Agency, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor. Indicates Wilderness, Canoe Area, Primitive Area, Wild Forest, Intensive Use state land classifications at that time.


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Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map and State Land Map
Park Visitor Interpretive Center Map - 2003

"The Adirondack Park - A Map of State Forest Lands, Mountains, and Waters"

Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) tourism map from 2003. Includes an Adirondack Gazetteer showing locations of state land units, populated places, major lakes, major mountains, and state campgrounds. The Adirondack Park Agency no longer operates the Paul Smiths VIC or the Newcomb VIC.

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view reduced map image (2MB)

Adirondack Park Map of State Forest Lands, Mountains, and Waters - 2003
Park Population Estimate of Towns from 2000 and 2010 Census

Census Population of Towns Within the Adirondack Park With Estimates for Census Blocks Straddling the Park Boundary.

View 2010 Map | View slideshow (pdf 2.4MB)

View 2000 Map | View slideshow (pdf 408kb)

Additional estimates of seasonal population and several 2010 Adirondack region KMZ data layers are also available.

Map: 2000 Census Population of Towns within the Adirondack Park
Population within a Days Drive

The question was raised,"how many people live within a days drive of the Adirondack Park?" This map and the GIS analysis behind it uses census data from the US and Canada clipped with a 350 mile buffer around the Adirondack Park. Our guess of a days car drive was derived from a 7 hour travel day with an average speed of 50 miles per hour.

So how many people are only a day away? There are around 84 Million people including about 18,000,000 Canadians and 66,000,000 Americans.

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Map: Population within 350 miles of the Adirondack Park
Easements

State owned Conservation Easements in the Adirondack Park from 2015 county parcel data. Parcels were identified using NYS DEC easement data.

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(pdf 928kb)
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REST endpoint

Map: Adirondack Forest Easements
Historic Forest Preserve

125 Years - New York State Adirondack Park Forest Preserve Lands - 1892 and 2017

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Map: New York State Adirondack Park Forest Preserve Lands 1892 and 2002
Schools

Adirondack Park School Districts map

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Map: Adirondack Park School Districts
Viewshed Protection

Town of Day Viewshed Protection Area

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view slideshow of analysis process (pdf 1.4MB)

Map: Town of Day Viewshed Protection Area
Zip Codes

Adirondack Park Zip Code Areas map

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Map: Adirondack Park Zip Code Areas
Historic Snowmobile Use on Forest Preserve

The State Land Master Plan (SLMP) outlines a "mileage cap" of snowmobile trails at the time of its adoption in 1972. However, the exact location of those trails was not included. This begs the questions ?Where were those trails?? This map is a re-creation of the DEC 1972 snowmobile trail brochure entitled: Snowmobile Trails in New York State (10/1972)

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Map: 1972 Snowmobile Map
Military Training Routes

A map of New York's Air National Guard Adirondack Military Training Routes, or MTRs.

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Map: 1972 Snowmobile Map
Water Wholly Surrounded by Forest Preserve

A map of lakes and ponds wholly surrounded by Forest Preserve.

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Charts

Top 20 Largest Lakes

Lakes and Ponds by acreage

Lakes and Ponds by classification

Map: Water Surrounded Forest Preserve Map
Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor Recreation Opportunities

A map of trails and roads aljacent to the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Cooridor.

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A map of existing recreation opportunities and Natural Resources Limitations along northern portion of the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Cooridor.

view maps (pdf 3.84 Mb) UPDATED 2/28/14

Map: Remsen-Lake Placid Recreation

 

DATA

See a complete list of data on the APA GIS Data page.

Blueline
The Adirondack Park boundary. This boundary file should not be used for legal jurisdictional determinations. additional information view online map shapefile
REST Feature Service
Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map and State Land Map
February, 2021 Private and State Land Classifcation GIS data. metadata view online map shapefile (42MB)
REST tile service
REST feature service
Designated Rivers System
Adirondack portion of the New York State Wild, Scenic, and Recreational, Rivers System. metadata view online map shapefile zip (1MB)
REST feature service
Freshwater Wetlands

The following two layers of wetland data are provided to assist the public in planning projects in the Adirondack Park.  The data may not show all wetlands that are present in an area or the precise boundaries of wetlands.  

For a determination on whether a wetlands permit is required, project planners are encouraged to contact Agency staff.  It may even be necessary for Agency staff to visit the property in order to assess whether wetlands will be affected by a planned project and to determine if a permit is needed. For more information, consult our Freshwater Wetlands page.

Official NYS Freshwater Wetlands - Regulatory wetlands in the Adirondack Park portions of Clinton, Essex, Lewis, Oneida, and Warren Counties promulgated pursuant to Article 24 of the Environmental Conservation Law (the Freshwater Wetlands Act.) view online map download data
AGOL page
REST tile service
Wetland Covertypes - Adirondack Park freshwater wetlands mapped by the Adirondack Park Agency with EPA funding. Wetlands are mapped by major watershed in the park. metadata view online map download data
REST tile service
2010 Census Data Adirondack Park Region
Adirondack Park Agency processing of 2010 US Census data for portion of northern New York State.
Places   places2010census.kmz
Towns & Cities   county_sub2010census.kmz
School Districts   school_districts.kmz
Census Tracts   tracts2010census.kmz
Census Blocks for the Adirondack Park (13Mb Esri File Geodatabase format GIS data)   Zipfile of File Geodatabase

 

STATISTICS

2018 Park Land Use Classification Acreage Statistics
State and private land class acreage and percent by county. 2018 statistics
2017 Park Land Use Classification Acreage Statistics
State and private land class acreage and percent by county. 2017 statistics
State and private land class acreage by county, town, and village. 2017 statistics
2014 Park Land Use Classification Acreage Statistics
State and private land class acreage and percent by county. 2014 statistics
2011 Park Land Use Classification Acreage Statistics
State and private land class acreage and percent by county. 2011 statistics
2009 Park Land Use Classification Acreage Statistics
State and private land class acreage and percent by county. 2009 statistics
2007 Park Land Use Classification Acreage Statistics
State and private land class acreage and percent by county. 2007 statistics
2003 Park Land Use Classification Acreage Statistics
State and private land class acreage and percent by county. 2003 statistics
2000 Park Land Use Classification Acreage Statistics
State and private land class acreage and percent by county. 2000 statistics
Population - Seasonal Estimate
An estimate based on parcels classified as seasonal residence in 2006 combined with US Census number of persons per household in 2000. view statistics (pdf 23kb)

 

ANALYSIS & PRESENTATIONS

Park Population Estimate of Counties from 2010 Census
Estimate of the Adirondack Park 2010 Population view slideshow (pdf 2.4MB)
Park Population Estimate of Counties from 2000 Census
Estimate of the Adirondack Park 2000 Population view slideshow (pdf 408kb)
Mapping Historic Photos
Historic Photo Geographic Inventory - A Guide for Geocoding Library of Congress Photo Images developed by the Adirondack Park Agency. view paper (pdf 83kb)
Tip - Converting a GIS shapefile into a GPS Track
One option for uploading a GIS shape layer into a GPS unit as a track for reference in the field. Not intended to endorse any particular vendors. view slideshow (pdf 1.1MB)
Viewshed Protection Area Analysis
Town of Day Viewshed Protection Area Analysis Presentation given to the 2007 NYS GIS Conference. view slideshow (pdf 1.4MB)
Wetland Covertype Mapping
EPA funded APA Wetland and Watershed Reports index to reports
Mapping Wetlands with Aerial Imagery using Stereo Analyst for ArcGIS
Slideshow of remote wetland mapping using 3D visualization technology. view slideshow (pdf 4.6MB)