Map Symbols & Patterns for NPS Maps

This page contains the standard cartographic symbols and patterns used on National Park Service maps.

Map Elements

North arrows, bar scales, road shields, etc.

• Map Elements

Map Symbols

Accessibility, winter recreation, water recreation, etc.

• Map Symbols

NPS symbols are free and in the public domain. They derive from Ultimate Symbol Collection, a commercial product that offers hundreds of additional symbols.

NPS Style for ArcGIS

Created by the ESRI Mapping Center

• Zip Archive File ESRI.style

Map Patterns

Lava/reef, sand, swamp, and tree patterns (accessed as a swatch library in Adobe Illustrator CS or later).

• Adobe Illustrator Patterns