US National Park Service Tagging: Places Points

Places is a database for NPS employees to add and edit Points of Interest, or points/markers that have icons on the map. Any feature that deserves an icon, such as a trailhead, boating access point, toilet or parking lot, should be in this database so that the symbols can properly render on the NPS maps.

The lines and polygons of the features, such as parking lots or trails, should be mapped in OpenStreetMap. Park Tiles uses OSM.

Therefore, OSM creates the base layer of the maps and the Places database renders all of the symbols and icons.

If there are any questions about the tags, I recommend reading http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park. The team at Great Smoky Mountains did an excellent job documenting and walking through map issues.

NPS Symbol	Description	OSM tag	Source	Notes
	Airport	aeroway=aerodrome	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Amphitheather	amenity=theatre theatre:type=amphi	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Boat Launch	leisure=slipway	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Boat Tour	route=ferry	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Bicycle Trail	highway=track bicycle=yes	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Bus stop/Shuttle stop	highway=bus_stop	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Campfire	leisure=firepit	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Campsite	tourism=camp_site camp_site=pitch	Other Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Campground	tourism=camp_site	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Canoe access	access=canoe	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Crosscountry Skiing	piste:type=nordic	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Downhill skiing	piste:type=downhill	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Drinking water	amenity=drinking_water	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
File:NPS- -black-24.png	Entrance Station	barrier=entrance	Other Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	First Aid Station	amenity=first_aid	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Fishing Area	leisure=fishing	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Food Service	amenity=food_court	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Four-Wheel Drive Road	highway=track atv=yes	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Gas Station	amenity=fuel	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Golfing	leisure=golf_course	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
File:NPS- -black-24.png	Headquarters	building=office office=government function=headquarters	Other Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Horseback Riding	leisure=horse_riding	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Hospital	amenity=hospital	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Ice Skating	sport=skating	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Information	tourism=information	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Litter Receptacle/Trash	amenity=waste_basket	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Lodging	tourism=hotel	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Marina	leisure=marina	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Metro Stop	railway=subway_entrance	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Motor Bike Trail	highway=track motorcycle=yes	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Parking	amenity=parking	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
File:NPS- -black-24.png	Peak	natural=peak	NPMap
	Pets Allowed On Leash Area	dog=yes Not added to the editor	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry	Specify dogs... are there other pets?
	Picnic Site	leisure=picnic_site	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Post Office	amenity=post_office	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Radiator Water	emergency=water_tank	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Ranger Station	amenity=ranger_station	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	RV Campground	tourism=camp_site caravans=yes	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Recycling	amenity=recycling	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Restrooms	amenity=toilets	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry	Baby changing areas?
	Sanitary Disposal Station	amenity=dumpstation	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Sailing	sport=sailing	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Scuba Diving	sport=scuba_diving	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Self Guiding Trail	tourism=information information=guidepost	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Shelter	amenity=shelter building=hut tourism=camp_site	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Showers	amenity=shower	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Snow Sledding	piste:type=sled	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Snowmobile Trail	highway=path snowmobile=yes	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Stable	building=stable	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Store	shop=general	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Swimming Area	sport=swimming	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Telephone	amenity=telephone	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Emergency telephone	emergency=phone	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Trailhead	highway=trailhead	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
File:NPS- -black-24.png	Visitor Center	information=office tourism=information	NPMap
File:NPS- -black-24.png	Waterfall	waterway=waterfall	NPMap
	Wheelchair Accessible	wheelchair=yes	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Wifi	wifi=yes	Other Symbols: Harper's Ferry
	Wind Surfing Area	sport=windsurfing	Map Symbols: Harper's Ferry