Protected areas of Ohio

Protected areas of Ohio

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.

Contents

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 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
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

  • Adena State Memorial
  • Buckeye Furnace State Memorial
  • Campbell Mound State Memorial
  • Flint Ridge State Memorial
  • Friends Meeting House State Memorial
  • Fort Ancient State Memorial, Warren County
  • Fort Hill State Memorial
  • Glendower State Memorial, Warren County
  • Leo Petroglyph State Memorial
  • Miamisburg Mound State Memorial, Montgomery County
  • Serpent Mound State Memorial
  • Tarleton Cross Mound State Memorial

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

  • Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area (Athens County)
  • Milan State Wildlife Area
  • Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area (Athens County)
  • Trimble Wildlife Management Area (Athens County)
  • Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area (Vinton County)
  • Waterloo Wildlife Research Station (Athens County)
  • Wolf Creek Wildlife Management Area (Morgan County)

State Nature Preserves

  • Acadia Cliffs State Nature Preserve
  • Adams Lake Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • Audubon Islands State Nature Preserve
  • Aurora Sanctuary State Nature Preserve
  • Baker Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Bigelow Cemetery Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
  • Boord State Nature Preserve
  • Brown's Lake Bog State Nature Preserve
  • Burton Wetlands State Nature Preserve
  • Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve
  • Carmean Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve
  • Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • Clear Creek State Nature Preserve
  • Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve
  • Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve
  • Collier State Nature Preserve
  • Compass Plant Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve
  • Conneaut Swamp State Nature Preserve
  • Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve
  • Crooked Run State Nature Preserve
  • Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Davey Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve
  • Drew Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Dupont Marsh State Nature Preserve
  • Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve
  • Erie Sand Barrens State Nature Preserve
  • Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Gahanna Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Goll Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Goode Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • Greenville Falls State Nature Preserve
  • Gross Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Hach-Otis State Nature Preserve
  • Halls Creek Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve
  • Herrick Fen State Nature Preserve
  • Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Hutchins (Highbanks) State Nature Preserve
  • Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve
  • Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve
  • Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Kent (Cooperrider) Bog State Nature Preserve
  • Kessler Swamp State Nature Preserve
  • Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve
  • Kitty Todd State Nature Preserve
  • Knox Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Kyle Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
  • Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve
  • Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Lou Campbell State Nature Preserve
  • Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve
  • Marsh Wetlands State Nature Preserve
  • Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve
  • Milford Center Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • Morris Woods State Nature Preserve
  • North Pond State Nature Preserve
  • North Shore Alvar State Nature Preserve
  • Novak State Nature Preserve
  • Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve
  • Olsen (Augusta-Anne) State Nature Preserve
  • Pickerington Ponds State Nature Preserve
  • Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve
  • Riddle State Nature Preserve
  • Rockbridge State Nature Preserve
  • Sears Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Seymour Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Shallenberger State Nature Preserve
  • Sharon Woods Gorge State Nature Preserve
  • Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve
  • Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve
  • Shoemaker State Nature Preserve
  • Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve
  • Smith Cemetery Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve
  • Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve
  • Stratford Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Swamp Cottonwood State Nature Preserve
  • Thomas (Sharon Woods) State Nature Preserve
  • Tinker's Creek State Nature Preserve
  • Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve
  • Tucker (Blacklick) State Nature Preserve
  • Tummonds State Nature Preserve
  • Wahkeena State Nature Preserve
  • Whipple State Nature Preserve
  • Zimmerman Prairie State Nature Preserve

Metroparks

The Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation in autumn

A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio:

Other significant local areas

References

  • Art Weber. Ohio State Parks. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks, 1995. ISBN 1-881139-04-2.

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