This table describes all parameters which can be used in building infoboxes. Only the <code>name</code> parameter must be assigned a value.  
| <code>name</code> | Required. The official name of the protected area. It will be displayed at the top of the infobox. In most cases this should be the same as the article name less any disambiguation. For example if the article title is Mount Washington (New Hampshire) then <code>name=Mount Washington</code>. |  |
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| <code>alt_name</code> | If there is a common English name for the area use for the <code>name</code> parameter. This parameter can be used to display the name in the local language or for an alternate English name if it is commonly used. If you would like to italicize the text use wiki markup. |  |
| <code>iucn_category</code> | Strongly recommended. The IUCN category associated with the protected area. Valid values are Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, or VI. See IUCN Categories. |  |
| <code>photo</code> | The name of an image file to be displayed. No special formatting is needed. |  |
| <code>photo_width</code> | Can be used to change the display width the image. The default and maximum value is . Images with a horizontal orientation (landscape mode) will generally display well at the default setting. An image with vertical orientation (portrait mode) may need to be adjusted to or . For example <code>photo_width=200</code> and not <code>photo_width=</code>. |  |
| <code>photo_alt</code> | Alt text for the photo, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT. |  |
| <code>photo_caption</code> | The caption which will appear below the image if one is required. |  |
| <code>map</code> | The name of the map to be displayed. See Map display methods. |  |
| <code>map_width</code> | Width to display the map image in pixels. The default and maximum is 284, but usually the map should be much smaller. For example: <code>map_width=200</code> (not <code>map_width=</code>). If a location map template is used the map size might be scaled automatically if no width is specified. |  |
| <code>map_alt</code> | Alternative text for the map inage, see WP:ALT. |  |
| <code>map_caption</code> | Text to be displayed below the map image, if required. |  |
| <code>relief</code> | When the geographical coordinates method is used (see Map display methods), any non-blank value (<code>yes</code>, <code>1</code>, etc.) will cause the template to display a relief map image, where available. For additional information, see வார்ப்புரு:Location map#Relief parameter. |  |
| <code>label</code> | A text message that will be displayed next to the marker. Works with <code>label_position</code> below. |  |
| <code>label_position</code> | Specifies the position of a label with respect to the marker. This is not functional when using the XY method for map display. It must be assigned a value or no label will not display. Valid values are <code></code>, <code></code>, <code>top</code> and <code>bottom</code>. See <code>label</code> above. |  |
| <code>mark</code> | The image to use for the marker. The default is , unless <code>map=us locator blank.svg</code> in which case the default is . See வார்ப்புரு:Infobox map#Marks for more information. |  |
| <code>marker_size</code> | The display width of the marker image in pixels. The default value is 8. |  |
| <code>location</code> | The location of the protected area. Don't be too precise. County, state and country are good in the USA. If the area is within a city specify the city, state and country. If the area is in multiple counties just list the state and country. For areas in other countries adjust accordingly. |  |
| <code>nearest_city
nearest_town</code> | Recommended if the area is not within a city or town. It could be a city with a major airport or a large gateway town where supplies and lodging are available. Use the most appropriate parameter. |  |
| <code>coords</code> | For the template. Will not generate a marker on a map. See below. When this option is used the <code>type</code>, <code>region</code>, <code>scale</code>, <code>source</code>, <code>format</code> and <code>display</code> parameters are not functional but this data can be entered in the template. The defaults should be <code>type:landmark</code> and <code>display:inline,title</code>. |  |
| <code>lat_d</code> | The degrees of latitude. This value can be specified as a decimal degree and when this format is used minutes and seconds should not be specified. |  |
| <code>lat_m</code> | The minutes of latitude. |  |
| <code>lat_s</code> | The seconds of latitude. |  |
| <code>lat_NS</code> | N if north of the equator, S if south of the equator. Other values will be disregarded. |  |
| <code>long_d</code> | The degrees of longitude. This value can be specified as a decimal degree and when this format is used minutes and seconds should not be specified. |  |
| <code>long_m</code> | The minutes of longitude. |  |
| <code>long_s</code> | The seconds of longitude. |  |
| <code>long_EW</code> | E if east of the prime meridian, W if west of the prime meridian. Other values will be disregarded. |  |
| <code>coords_ref</code> | Can be used with either coordinate display method above. Strongly recommended. Specify a citation for the coordinates using tags. |  |
| <code>type</code> | Type is one way to specify the scale of maps generated by external map websites. See type for valid values. The default value is <code>landmark</code>. If no type is appropriate consider using the <code>scale</code> parameter below. |  |
| <code>scale</code> | Determines the zoom factor for external map websites. See scale. The value is 1:10,000 for the default type which is <code>landmark</code>. Using <code>scale=50000</code> will change the zoom to 1:50,000. |  |
| <code>region</code> | A country code. See ISO 3166-2:US, ஐ. எசு. ஓ.3166-2 and ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. For example US-OR is the code for Oregon. This computer readable code is recommended. It will not be displayed. See region. |  |
| <code>source</code> | Source of the coordinate data. See source. For example GNIS or NGS, etc. It will not be displayed. Not all possible values are recognized. |  |
| <code>format</code> | Determines the format of the coordinates displayed. Valid values are <code>dms</code> for degrees, minutes and seconds, and <code>dec</code> for decimal degrees. The default value is <code>dms</code>. |  |
| <code>display</code> | Determines where the coordinates will be displayed. Valid values are <code>inline</code> and <code>inline,title</code> and their variants. The default is <code>inline,title</code> and is recommended. |  |
| <code>x</code>
<code>y</code> | Specifies the position of the location marker on a map image. The coordinates of the marker in pixels based on a map with a width of 1000 pixels. The template will scale these values for proper display. See below. |  |
| <code>x%</code>
<code>y%</code> | Specifies the position of the location marker on a map image. <code>x%</code> specifies the percentage of the distance across the image from the edge and <code>y%</code> specifies the percentage of the distance down from the top edge. See below. |  |
| <code>area</code> | Area of the protected area. Usually in acres or square miles for US locations and hectares or square kilometres elsewhere. The template should be used. Very small areas might be specified in square feet, square yards or square metres. |  |
| <code>designation</code> |  |  |
| <code>authorized
created
established
designated</code> | The date the protected area was created. See below. Use . For example, for Yosemite National Park, use . |  |
| <code>visitation_num</code> | The number of visitors in a recent year if known. |  |
| <code>visitation_year</code> | The year during which the number of visitors was counted. |  |
| <code>visitation_ref</code> | Used with the visitation parameters above. Highly recommended. Specify the a citation for the visitation data using tags. |  |