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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

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

State Memorials

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)
  • Harrison State Forest - 1,345 acres (5 km&sup2)
  • 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)
  • Perry State Forest - 4,567 acres (18 km²)
  • 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)
  • Shawnee State Forest - 59,603 acres (241 km²)
  • Sunfish Creek State Forest - 637 acres (2.6 km²)
  • Tar Hollow State Forest - 16,126 acres (65 km²)
  • 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, Vinton, Perry Counties

State Wildlife Management Areas

  • Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area
  • Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area
  • Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area
  • Trimble Wildlife Management Area
  • Waterloo Wildlife Research Station

State Nature Preserves

Metroparks

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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