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

The Adirondack Park was created by the New York State Legislature in 1892. At six million acres, it is the largest park outside Alaska and contains the largest designated wilderness area east of the Mississippi River. The park is a mixture of public and private lands with 130,000 people living in more than 100 towns, villages, and hamlets. These communities provide facilities and services for approximately nine million visitors each year. Tourism, forestry, agriculture, and mining are the major components of the region's economy.

The Adirondack Park Agency was created in 1971 by the New York State Legislature to develop long-range land use plans for both public and private lands within the boundary of the park. This map is intended to help educate the public about state and private land classification zones in the park. The full-color map is printed every two years and is available free of charge. From 1972 to 1996, the map was produced with traditional, analog cartographic techniques. From 1999 to the present, ArcInfo has been used to create the map.

The ability to easily update the map as state land is purchased and classifications are amended is invaluable in the agency's mission to inform landowners; local, state, and federal officials; and visitors about the lands of Adirondack Park.