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.

Federal Lands

The Towpath Trail is a popular attraction of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park

National Park Service, Department of the Interior

• Cuyahoga Valley National Park
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

• Wayne National Forest

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

• Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex
  • Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge
  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
  • West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge

Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense

• Belleville Locks and Dam
• Caesar Creek Dam (at Caesar Creek State Park)
• Tom Jenkins Dam (at Burr Oak State Park)

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
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

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  Van Buren State Park (Ohio),
  Lake Van Buren
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  Mount Gilead State Park, pond in autumn

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

Main article: List of Ohio 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:

• Cleveland Metroparks [1]
• Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District [2]
• Erie MetroParks [3]
• Five Rivers Metroparks (Dayton) [4]
• Geauga County Park District [5]
• Lake Metroparks [6]
• Lorain County Metro Parks [7]
• Metro Parks, Serving Summit County [8]
• Metroparks of Butler County [9]
• Metroparks of the Toledo Area [10]
• Mill Creek MetroParks [11]

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.

External links

• Ohio State Parks
• List of parks