This list of protected areas of Ohio includes national forest lands, Army Corps of Engineers areas, state parks, state forests, state nature preserves, state wildlife management areas, and other areas.
Federal Lands
The Towpath Trail is a popular attraction of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park Service, Department of the Interior
U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
State Lands
State Parks
Park Name |
County or Counties |
Area in acres |
Area in km2 |
A. W. Marion State Park |
Pickaway County |
454 |
1.84 |
Adams Lake State Park |
Adams County |
96 |
0.39 |
Alum Creek State Park |
Delaware County |
8,017 |
32.44 |
Barkcamp State Park |
Bellmont County |
1,122 |
4.54 |
Beaver Creek State Park |
Columbiana County |
2,726 |
11.06 |
Blue Rock State Park |
Muskingum County |
337 |
1.36 |
Buck Creek State Park |
Clark County |
4,016 |
16.25 |
Buckeye Lake State Park |
Fairfield County and Perry County |
3,349 |
13.55 |
Burr Oak State Park |
Athens and Morgan Counties |
2593 |
10.49 |
Caesar Creek State Park |
Warren, Clinton and Greene Counties |
7,941 |
32.13 |
Catawba Island State Park |
Ottawa County |
677 |
2.73 |
Cleveland Lakefront State Park |
Cuyahoga County |
419 |
1.70 |
Cowan Lake State Park |
Clinton County |
1,775 |
7.18 |
Crane Creek State Park |
Ottawa County |
42 |
0.17 |
Deer Creek State Park |
Madison County |
3,564 |
14.35 |
Delaware State Park |
Delaware County |
3,016 |
12.20 |
Dillon State Park |
Muskingum County |
3,845 |
15.56 |
East Fork State Park |
Clermont County |
7,030 |
28.45 |
East Harbor State Park |
Ottawa County |
1,831 |
7.41 |
Findley State Park |
Lorain County |
931 |
3.77 |
Forked Run State Park |
Meigs County |
893 |
3.61 |
Geneva State Park |
Ashtabula County |
698 |
2.82 |
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park |
Auglaize County |
14,091 |
57.02 |
Great Seal State Park |
Ross County |
1,864 |
7.54 |
Guilford Lake State Park |
Columbiana County |
489 |
1.98 |
Harrison Lake State Park |
Fulton County |
247 |
1.00 |
Headlands Beach State Park |
Lake County |
120 |
0.48 |
Hocking Hills State Park |
Hocking County |
2,373 |
9.60 |
Hueston Woods State Park |
Butler and Preble Counties |
3596 |
14.55 |
Independence Dam State Park |
Defiance County |
591 |
2.39 |
Indian Lake State Park |
Logan County |
6,600 |
26.71 |
Jackson Lake State Park |
Jackson County |
349 |
1.41 |
Jefferson Lake State Park |
Jefferson County |
962 |
3.89 |
John Bryan State Park |
Greene County |
752 |
3.04 |
Kelleys Island State Park |
Erie County |
677 |
2.73 |
Kiser Lake State Park |
Champaign County |
927 |
3.75 |
Lake Alma State Park |
Vinton County |
352 |
1.42 |
Lake Hope State Park |
Vinton County |
3,103 |
12.56 |
Lake Logan State Park |
Hocking County |
718 |
2.91 |
Lake Loramie State Park |
Auglaize County |
2,062 |
8.34 |
Lake White State Park |
Pike County |
429 |
1.74 |
Little Miami State Park |
Hamilton, Clermont, Warren and Greene Counties |
707 |
2.86 |
Madison Lake State Park |
Madison County |
182 |
0.74 |
Malabar Farm State Park |
Richland County |
878 |
3.55 |
Mary Jane Thurston State Park |
Henry County |
591 |
2.39 |
Maumee Bay State Park |
Lucas County |
1,436 |
5.81 |
Mohican State Park |
Ashland and Holmes Counties |
1,115 |
4.51 |
Mosquito Lake State Park |
Trumbull County |
6,483 |
26.24 |
Mount Gilead State Park |
Morrow County |
181 |
0.73 |
Nelson Kennedy Ledges State Park |
Portage County |
167 |
0.67 |
Oak Point State Park |
Ottawa County |
677 |
2.73 |
Paint Creek State Park |
Ross County |
6,842 |
27.67 |
Pike Lake State Park |
Ross County |
600 |
2.43 |
Portage Lakes State Park |
Summit County |
2,475 |
10.02 |
Punderson State Park |
Geauga County |
891 |
3.61 |
Pymatuning State Park |
Ashtabula County |
3,512 |
14.21 |
Quail Hollow State Park |
Stark County |
703 |
2.84 |
Rocky Fork State Park |
Highland County |
3,464 |
14.02 |
Salt Fork State Park |
Guernsey County |
20,181 |
81.67 |
Scioto Trail State Park |
Ross County |
248 |
1.00 |
Shawnee State Park |
Scioto County |
1163 |
4.71 |
South Bass Island State Park |
Ottawa County |
677 |
2.73 |
Spiegel Grove State Park |
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Stonelick State Park |
Clermont County |
1,258 |
5.09 |
Strouds Run State Park |
Athens County |
2,606 |
10.54 |
Sycamore State Park |
Montgomery County |
2,389 |
9.67 |
Tar Hollow State Park |
Hocking County |
619 |
2.51 |
Tinker's Creek State Park |
Geauga County |
370 |
1.50 |
Van Buren State Park |
Hancock County |
296 |
1.20 |
West Branch State Park |
Portage County |
8,002 |
32.38 |
Wolf Run State Park |
Noble County |
1,266 |
5.12 |
State Memorials
State Forests
- Blue Rock State Forest - 4,572 acres (19 km2)
- Brush Creek State Forest - ca. 12,000 acres (49 km2)
- Dean State Forest - 2,745 acres (10 km2)
- Fernwood State Forest - 2,107 acres (9 km2)
- Gifford State Forest - 320 acres (1.3 km2); Athens County
- Harrison State Forest - 1,345 acres (5 km2)
- Hocking State Forest - 9,374 acres (38 km2)
- Maumee State Forest - 3,068 acres (12 km2)
- Mohican-Memorial State Forest - 4,192 acres (17 km2); Ashland County
- Perry State Forest - 4,567 acres (18 km2); Perry County
- Pike State Forest - 11,621 acres (47 km2)
- Richland Furnace State Forest - 2,343 acres (9 km2)
- Scioto Trail State Forest - 9,371 acres (38 km2)
- Shade River State Forest - 2,601 acres (11 km2); Meigs County
- Shawnee State Forest - 59,603 acres (241 km2); Scioto and Adams Counties
- Sunfish Creek State Forest - 637 acres (2.6 km2)
- Tar Hollow State Forest - 16,126 acres (65 km2)
- Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest - 15,849 acres
- Waterloo State Forest (administered by Zaleski State Forest); Athens County
- Yellow Creek State Forest - 756 acres (3.1 km2)
- Zaleski State Forest - 26,313 acres (107 km2); Athens and Vinton Counties
State Wildlife Management Areas
State Nature Preserves
Metroparks
The Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation in autumn
A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio:
Other significant local areas
- Arc of Appalachia
- Athens Conservancy preserves, in Athens County, Ohio
- Crane Hollow Nature Preserve, Hocking County, Ohio
- Highlands Sanctuary, centered in Highland County, Ohio
- Moonville Rail-Trail, a rail-trail in Athens and Vinton Counties
- Strouds Ridge Preserve, City of Athens, Ohio
- Trimble Community Forest in Athens County, Ohio
- The Wilds (Muskingum County, Ohio)
References
- Art Weber. Ohio State Parks. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks, 1995. ISBN 1-881139-04-2.
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